CHICAGO Illinois has faced an alarming surge in hate and extremism, following national trends. Hate crimes have skyrocketed ...

SPRINGFIELD The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has issued a standing order that will allow Illinoisans to obtain ...

A standing order from the Illinois Department of Public Health allows residents to get PrEP, HIV preventative medication, directly from a pharmacist.

Thousands of Midwesterners obtained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. A federal work ...

The plan would create a commission that would study if DHS gives lower wages compared to private companies. It would also ...

Illinois ranked 46th in a University of Kansas study of states’ spending on intellectual and developmental disabilities ...

As the federal government lays off workers at CDC and NIAID, shutters programs, cuts research grants, and considers changes ...

A new poll finds support across the political spectrum for funding for colleges that serve underrepresented students.

The veteran Democrat’s exit announcement will invite other Democrats to try to grab her seat. State Senator Laura Fine and ...

As lawmakers continue to look for cuts, families across Springfield and the state of Illinois are bracing for what could be next.

Republican leaders plan to make up a $2 billion budget revenue shortfall by raising the cigarette tax, cutting public health ...

Trump has repeatedly touted his goal of staging the “largest deportation operation in American history,” vowing to deport millions of people. There are an estimated 11 million immigrants who are not ...