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The most severe type of citation is issued when something happens at a facility that directly causes a resident's death.
Two public television stations — one in the Quad Cities and another at Eastern Illinois University — are in danger of ...
This groundbreaking HIV initiative designed to meet Black and LGBTQ+ communities where they are — spiritually, culturally, ...
Eight months past a federal deadline, more than 90 percent of at-risk Chicagoans haven’t been told their drinking water could be unsafe.
The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early today as Republicans intensified their efforts to target ...
The Illinois Department of Public Health has doled out tens of thousands of dollars in fines to dozens of nursing homes ...
John Jones, Fayetteville's first Office of Community Safety director, sat down with the Observer to talk about his goals for the newly formed office.
Protests and events against President Donald Trump's controversial policies that include mass deportations and cuts to ...
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It is becoming apparent that the increase in ticks and tick bites is corresponding to emergency room visits in Chicago and ...
Chicago faces a heat wave with poor air quality due to wildfire smoke and ozone; temperatures may hit mid-90s.
Toxic air spreads hundreds or even thousands of miles from where wildfires burn. Last week, Chicago felt the sting—and warnings weren’t enough to protect health.