Area athletes preparing to head north for Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota By Jeff Vorva May 19, 2026 at 3:07 p.m. The Team Illinois Unified Volleyball Aces and other athletes will compete in June at the...
La Grange to pay part of lead water line replacement cost, but rest of the bill may fall on homeowners By Hank Beckman May 21, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. As La Grange decides how to fund mandated replacement of lead water service lines, officials...
Rush University Medical Center nurses vote to unionize By Lisa Schencker May 18, 2026 at 2:54 p.m. Nurses at Rush University Medical Center have voted to unionize, a vote that will make...
Gary confirms previous parvovirus cases at animal shelter By Maya Wilkins May 18, 2026 at 2:35 p.m. The city of Gary confirmed "isolated cases of canine parvovirus" at its animal shelter. As...
Illinois resident with previously suspected case of hantavirus tests negative for illness By Lisa Schencker May 18, 2026 at 1:47 p.m. A Winnebago County resident with a previously suspected case of hantavirus doesn't have the illness...
Hantavirus-stricken cruise ship docks in the Netherlands for disinfection By Molly Quell May 18, 2026 at 8:16 a.m. The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port...
Canadian national health agency confirms 1 positive hantavirus test By Associated Press May 17, 2026 at 1:23 p.m. Canada’s national health agency Sunday confirmed that one of four Canadians who returned home from...
Indiana Republicans increasingly open to marijuana legislation By Alexandra Kukulka May 17, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Indiana Republican legislators have been more emboldened to discuss marijuana legislation — with a Republican...
Englewood neighbors come together in face of new SNAP restrictions By Allison Kiehl May 16, 2026 at 7:19 p.m. As many as 150,000 people in Illinois’ SNAP benefits were in jeopardy or already lost...
‘I just don’t want it to take over my life’: Hantavirus sparks fear, questions for some students in a post-COVID world By Kate Perez May 16, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. Hantavirus is circulating on social media, reigniting health fears for students who survived lockdown during...