Illinois Issues

The state will likely be short 6,200 doctors by 2030. Meanwhile, over 12,000 state residents have an international medical degree they can’t use.

In all, 3,502 people died from an overdose in Illinois in 2023, which is 317 fewer than in 2022, data show.

Six newspapers in Illinois shuttered in the 12 months ending September 2024, making it No. 6 in the country for number of closures.

Illinois has become a haven for abortion care, with nearly a quarter of Planned Parenthood patients coming from 41 states over the last two years, up from 3% to 5% of patients prior to the 2022 Dobbs decision.

An attorney says the agreement with Wexford Health Sources “means some people are going to die that would not have otherwise died.”

As the Wexford Health Sources contract expires, experts worry the state is likely to continue paying big dollars for poor care.

Brian Otten likens his process for dealing with road problems to a triage system. As the highway engineer in Perry County in southern Illinois, Otten...