Healthcare

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services reports nearly 47,000 residents were dropped due to not filling out paperwork

Community health workers say building trust is often the most critical part to getting people the care they need.

Four years after a federal court ordered a major overhaul of health care in Illinois prisons, the state has failed to address major shortcomings and lost ground on staffing mandates, according to a report by a court-appointed monitor.

McLean County's active coronavirus caseload has dropped, even as the county announced 135 new daily cases.

An agency that serves those with disabilities in central Illinois says it will open a second pediatric therapy center.

The top Republican in the state Senate has introduced a bill to shield healthcare providers and others from being held responsible for injuries or deaths…

Changes made during the early stages of the pandemic are having long-lasting effects on the legal system.Back then, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive…

The Illinois Senate has approved a bill that would increase payouts for verdicts in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits.The bill tacks on 6%…

A health care bill spearheaded by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus has passed out of the State House on a party line vote.Sponsors say the bill is…

Many Democratic governors and a few Republican ones have called on the federal government to re-open the enrollment period for Affordable Care Act…