The medical aid in dying law is facing court challenges but the law still stands.

The state has mailed letters to thousands of Medicaid enrollees who are low-income or have a disability. They could lose coverage as soon as Oct. 1 due to legislation that President Trump signed into ...

Angela Sedeño, Cindy Eigler and Vero Ortiz help provide mental health services for immigrants. They talk about how President Donald Trump’s mass-deportation campaign changed them and how they cope now...

With no power and a spotty generator, every day is a struggle for a family of seven as they approach two weeks without electricity in Northwest Indiana.

More people travel to Illinois than to any other state for an abortion. A program helps the small percentage who need care in a hospital.

The county’s public health system is on track to provide nearly $500 million in free or discounted care in 2027 as more people lose or drop health insurance

During a rally in Daley Plaza, advocates also criticized a new state law that requires hospitals to file more financial information with state regulators. But those records will be hidden from the pub...

Financial documents that could alert communities to which hospitals are at risk of closing will be kept confidential under a new state law enacted by Gov. JB Pritzker. The move comes as doctors fear m...

Patients are finding longer travel times and packed ERs since West Suburban Medical Center closed in March. Doctors worry which hospital could shutter next.

Patients are finding longer travel times and packed ERs since West Suburban Medical Center closed in March. Doctors worry which hospital could shutter next.

Dr. Garth Walker is the chief medical officer at Rush Health. He would replace Dr. Olusimbo Ige, who resigned in May. His appointment requires City Council approval.

The move comes less than a week before hundreds of St. Mary’s nurses are expected to vote on whether to form a union amid a wave of local organizing.

Democratic Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is calling on Endeavor to reinstate two nurses who were allegedly fired from Evanston Hospital and to respect workers rights to organize.

The risk of Ebola arriving in Chicago is low, but local leaders are using lessons from a decade-old playbook they created during another Ebola outbreak just in case.

The risk of Ebola arriving in Chicago is low, but local leaders are using lessons from a decade-old playbook they created during another Ebola outbreak just in case.

Nurses accuse Endeavor of staffing too few nurses, putting patients at risk. The mobilization effort would unionize nurses at four of Endeavor’s nine hospitals.

About 120,000 people statewide are expected to lose SNAP food support starting in May because of President Donald Trump’s expanded work and volunteer rules.

Black Chicagoans have added almost six years to their lives since 2020, new Chicago public health data shows. But a 20-year life expectancy gap between neighborhoods persists.

The Sankofa Village Wellness Center comes as new public health data shows West Garfield Park no longer has the lowest life expectancy in Chicago. Black residents have made the most gains since the COV...

Blamed in part on climate change, the threat of water ponding in your yard or your basement is growing, a Sun-Times/WBEZ investigation has found, putting health, homes at risk.

Eviction notices dated April 9 gave the hospitals five days to pay millions in rent. The notices were included in a lawsuit filed Tuesday and seen on the front door of West Suburban's River Forest cam...

Legislation proposed in Springfield would require hospitals to submit plans in case they close or cut services. It comes as West Suburban Medical Center suspended care. More hospitals could be next.

Legislation proposed in Springfield would require hospitals to submit plans in case they close or cut services. It comes as West Suburban Medical Center suspended care. More hospitals could be next.

The owner of the Oak Park hospital vows to reopen this summer, though finding the money is a big barrier. Recent inspection reports also show broader issues.

The owner of the Oak Park hospital vows to reopen this summer, though finding the money is a big barrier. Recent inspection reports also show broader issues.

Be prepared for this midterm primary election by exploring who is on your ballot, competitive races, and common voting questions.

Chicagoans are expected to die earlier in West Garfield Park than in any other neighborhood in the city. Sammie and Angela Taylor support a network of community gardens to help close that gap.

Even though the Illinois Department of Corrections has been under a consent decree since 2019, the state continues to fail to provide adequate medical and dental care to incarcerated people, according...

Chicagoans are expected to die earlier in West Garfield Park than in any other neighborhood in the city. Sammie and Angela Taylor support a network of community gardens to help close that gap.

In his annual State of the State address, Pritzker, a likely 2028 presidential contender, denounced the “cruelty and rage” of the Trump administration while highlighting affordability issues just like...

Brendan Reilly, one of the more conservative Democrats on the City Council, looks to unseat Toni Preckwinkle, who doubles as the powerful leader of the Cook County Democratic Party.

Lurie Children’s Hospital, which has one of the oldest gender-affirming programs in the U.S., said it won't give any prescriptions to patients younger than 18 who would be new to the care. HHS announc...

A son’s mission to transform his mom’s health turned into Peace Runners 773, a running and walking group around Garfield Park. It’s part of a broader effort to help people live longer.

A son’s mission to transform his mom’s health turned into Peace Runners 773, a running and walking group around Garfield Park. It’s part of a broader effort to help people live longer.

A WBEZ analysis of employment data finds a lack of evidence that Chicago’s previous head tax, or its repeal, is to blame for job trends in Chicago, and sheds light on who the mayor’s new proposal coul...

West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is widest death gap in Chicago and the biggest gap of any big U.S. ci...

West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is widest death gap in Chicago and the biggest gap of any big U.S. ci...

West Garfield Park residents are expected to live on average until 67 years old, compared to Loop residents living to age 87. This is the widest death gap in Chicago.

Residential property tax bills are rising fastest in Black neighborhoods on the South and West sides as the county's tax burden shifts away from the economically depressed Loop.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will be cut off Saturday unless Congress acts. Here’s a list of food pantries across Chicago and the suburbs.

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New city data shows the stark life expectancy gap between Black and Chicagoans of other races has also shrunk, though the gulf is still wide.

The Chicago Police Department’s criminal homicide tally for June, July and August is the lowest in 60 years. And overall violent crime remains near its lowest point in more than four decades.

Analysis of Chicago Police Department data reveals that officers are increasingly using forced hospitalization in mental health crises.