Invasive longhorned tick discovered in Central Illinois May 6, 2024 10:35 pm|The Illinois Department of Agriculture has reported that the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) has been detected in…
Invasive longhorned tick discovered in Central Illinois May 6, 2024 10:35 pm|The Illinois Department of Agriculture has reported that the Asian longhorned tick (H. longicornis) has been detected in…
IDPH and Illinois State Water Survey remind private well-owners to maintain and test their water supply regularly May 2, 2024 6:39 pm|The Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Water Survey are reminding private well-owners in the…
New public indoor vaping prohibition to take effect on New Year’s December 30, 2023 4:20 pm|Starting January 1st, the state of Illinois will prohibit the use of e-cigarettes indoors in public places. The…
Legislation to form “magic mushroom” advisory board in Illinois to find life this General Assembly veto session October 21, 2023 3:03 pm|State Senator Willie Preston is proposing formation of an advisory board to make recommendations to the state Department…
Illinois Department of Public Health urges population to get COVID-19 boosters now while transmission and hospital rates remain low October 16, 2023 2:24 pm|The Illinois Department of Public Health says that although COVID-19 hospitalizations are at a low level across the…
Illinois Department of Public Health recommending new COVID-19 boosters to fight illness and risk of “tripledemic” September 14, 2023 7:20 pm|The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends the updated COVID-19 vaccines which arrive amid a recent wave of…
IDPH reports all Illinois counties in state at low COVID-19 hospital levels August 26, 2023 5:22 pm|The Illinois Department of Public Health – IDPH -announced on Friday that the CDC is reporting all 102…
IDPH announces first Illinoisan dead of West Nile virus in 2023 August 24, 2023 2:48 pm|The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the first person in Illinois to die from the West Nile…
IDPH warns public about this week’s extreme heat and its consequences August 22, 2023 11:10 am|The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning residents to take this week’s high heat levels seriously. “Exposure…