Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the safety of the people of Illinois is his “highest priority” after President Donald Trump revealed ...

Just as schools screen for vision and hearing to support learning, mental health checks promote students’ well-being.

Four nurses are suing Endeavor Health and an executive, alleging wage theft, dangerous understaffing and invasion of privacy by the suburban health system.

Illinois implements universal mental health screenings in public schools. Hear a legislator's warning about the potential ...

Illinois officials released a four year plan — created by a team from the University of Illinois along with a state agency — ...

In 2024, over 300 beaches across the Great Lakes closed to visitors or issued swim bans or advisories due to the presence of ...

PFAS in water must be monitored and mitigated, as hundreds of thousands of residents are served by 47 affected systems.

EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville- An SIUE-led research team is taking a statewide look at what ...

Federal inspectors will assume direct oversight of a troubled Boar’s Head deli meat plant when it reopens after last year’s ...

Legislation intended to keep Illinois warehouse workers safer from tornadoes was signed into law Aug. 15 and went into effect ...

Governor JB Pritzker has signed a new law mandating universal mental health screenings for school children, set to begin in the 2027-28 school year.

The Belleville News-Democrat has added 191 health code violations from July to its Metro-East Restaurant Inspection Database.