Health Care

Blood sugar spikes can influence your health even if you do not have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

CIEL at Plainfield offers assisted living and memory care apartments. It is now recognized as a Certified Parkinson Disease Care community,

Dr. Luis Salazar writes a letter to the editor.

Julia Ritz joined the U.S. Navy in 1989 during the Gulf War era. Her career included active duty at Hurlburt Field with Air Force Special Operations Command following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan, and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.

Kankakee County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe filed a complaint in circuit court Wednesday regarding Prime Healthcare testimony before a state agency regarding the sale of St. Mary’s Hospital.

State Sen. Rachel Ventura, D-Joliet, joins in condemnation of use of Illinois license plate reader to track woman seeking abortion services.

Riverside Healthcare golfers helped raise more than $218,000 to assist behavioral health services during the organization's 48th annual golf outing on Friday at the Kankakee Country Club.

Anthony Pens, 27, and Alyssa Pens, 15 of Coal City both have heredity spastic paraplegia type 35, a disease is so rare that only 51 people in 19 families are documented in medical literature.

Prime Healthcare says it is consolidating certain positions, and jobs will be offered elsewhere.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox recently renamed its Center for Women’s Health to reflect current services.

Prime Healthcare, the new owners of St. Mary's - Kankakee, said the hospital's pulmonology service continue, despite recent rumors to the contrary.

Shorewood resident Jacquie Secrest has been named Morris Hospital’s Fire Starter of the Month for her role as a Service Excellence Liaison.

Prime Healthcare outlines losses at its hospitals in Joliet and Kankakee in response to Illinois senators.

The Lockport Township Supervisor's Office hosted the eighth annual Senior Expo Friday for over 600 residents.

The Bureau County Family Health clinic opened on Friday, June 6, 2025 inside the Bureau County Health Department in Princeton. The clinic provides women’s health {including prenatal care, postpartum care, menopause and hormone specialty} and primary care (encompassing all ages and stages of life). The clinic is open Mondays and Thursday’s from 9a.m.-7p.m. and Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s from 10a.m.-6p.m. closed Fridays. They can be reached at 815-880-8596.

Riverside Healthcare has expanded imaging technology at its Bourbonnais campus which also allows for faster results and shorter wait times.

After 34 years of providing eye care to patients, Dr. Donald Marion has retired.

A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Illinois cleared the state Senate on Thursday and awaits action in the House

Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital received its fourth Magnet designation and its first Magnet with Distinction designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Leapfrog Group has awarded Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital and Advocate Condell Medical Center “A” ratings for excellence in patient safety on its Spring 2025 patient safety report card.

OSF HealthCare Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton has named Biatris Escatel, a registered nurse on the medical/surgical acute unit, as the recipient of its 2025 DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

The clinic starts at 8 a.m. and is by appointment only.

Charging that Prime Healthcare breached its promise when it presented its case to acquire Ascension hospitals in Illinois, including St. Mary's Hospital, Kankakee County State's Attorney Jim Rowe is asking for a state investigation.

Prime Healthcare cuts at hospitals in Joliet, Kankakee and Aurora target of critical letter from Senators Durbin and Duckworth

Prime Healthcare cuts at hospitals in Joliet, Kankakee and Aurora target of critical letter from Senators Durbin and Duckworth

The Dixon City Council has approved an agreement with OSF HealthCare marking its commitment to providing care to low-income and uninsured patients.

The DAISY Award is an international recognition program that celebrates the extraordinary clinical skill and compassionate care nurses provide every day.

“Rabies is a preventable disease that can be fatal if not treated properly,” said Alpesh Patel, chief epidemiologist for the Will County Health Department. "We want our residents to be informed of the potential dangers of rabid animals and stay away from bats."

The lone Illinois recipient of the 100 Top Hospitals in the nation, Riverside Healthcare is ready for what the community may need in the days of regional medical transition.

The Illinois Department of Public Health could soon be suspending St. Mary's Hospital's Level II emergency designation due to the loss of its OB doctor.

It doesn't take a long trip outside to find someone blowing their nose or stuck in a terrible sneezing fit. Dr. Hetal Amin from Morris Hospital says she's seen an increase in patients suffering from allergies having more symptoms that are lasting longer.

Sue Rezin, 38th District State Senator, R-Morris, told the Grundy County Economic Development Commission Monday morning that additional federal and state funding are needed to address the lack of healthcare in rural areas.

State-run program set to end July 1 while Congress considers wider Medicaid cuts

A small group of Saint Mary's Hospital patients, staff and a doctor participated in a protest rally Saturday regarding the pending cutback of labor and delivery services at the Kankakee hospital.

The Illinois Department of Public Health has detected the first mosquitoes of the season to be positive with West Nile virus were found over the weekend in Rockford.

Read the transcript from our Talk-Line interview featuring the Community and Personal Health Director of the Lee County Health Department, Jenny Conderman.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is encouraging the public to be aware of ticks to prevent the spread of Lyme disease during these warm weather months.

The TALK-LINE interview for May 12 featured the Community and Personal Health Director of the Lee County Health Department, Jenny Conderman

House Republicans unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” late Sunday, at least $880 billion in cuts largely to Medicaid to help cover the cost of $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.

The proposal will face fierce opposition from the pharmaceutical industry

Many of the McHenry High School seniors who have completed the four-year biomedical science program are also now certified nursing assistants. Graduates held a white coat ceremony at the school recently.

Saint Joseph Medical Center hosted an event to honor nurses and first responders in celebration of Nurses Week on Wednesday.

Two state-run health care programs that extend Medicaid-like coverage to noncitizens may have provided significant financial benefits for Illinois hospitals

Read the transcript from our latest podcast: State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, talks with Shaw Local reporter Bill Freskos about rural healthcare access, the state of local hospitals and more

State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, talks with Shaw Local reporter Bill Freskos about rural healthcare access, the state of local hospitals and her objectives in the Illinois General Assembly

Gov. JB Pritzker issued an executive order that bars state agencies from collecting and disclosing data about autism to the federal government unless it’s medically or legally necessary

House Republicans appear to be backing off some, but not all, of the steep reductions to the Medicaid program as part of their big tax breaks bill

Health care unions continue to rally for legislation to address understaffing they say strains hospitals and threatens both patient safety and staff well-being

The state of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Public Health created the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership as part of the Children’s Mental Health Act in 2003.

The 19-year Riverside Healthcare career of Carl Maronich will draw to a close on May 16, as he is stepping away from his long-time position as communication and marketing director.