Marcus Lewis on top priorities for Congress: Revitalization of the first district with the infusion of new business investment with MAGA/America First Policies. Read his full questionnaire here

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center is expanding its women’s health team with the addition of Dr. Teressa Alexander and Dr. Armando San Juan to the OB/GYN clinic at Commerce Towers in Dixon.

“In Search of His Lost Cords - His Life, His Plea,” the story of Wauconda resident and recording artist Eric Kinkel’s quest for recovery of his brain and vocal cord functions, will have a free screening Feb. 7.

OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center in Ottawa will host a free educational class later this month focused on advance care planning and informed healthcare decision making.

With the launch of the Kane County Circle of Care, community leaders have brought services that address mental health, early prevention, housing, food instability and childcare together.

The village of Shorewood recently approved new business licenses for two new health-care related businesses.

Dr. Kavitha Bhatia, president and chair of the Prime Healthcare Foundation and chief medical officer of strategy for Prime Healthcare, and Michael Mutterer, president and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital, will each serve three-year terms on the IHA board.

The Orland Park urgent care offers five exam rooms, a procedure room, X-ray services and a large reception area.

Two of Advocate Health Care’s top nursing professionals were recognized at Soldier Field on Jan. 18 as the Chicago Bears’ special guests during the Bear Down Flag Ceremony.

Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago plans to build a hospital in Downers Grove, it announced Wednesday morning.

ImpactLife will be having a blood drive from 12-5 p.m. this Friday, Jan 30 at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center in Mendota.

Dr. Rehmat Sheikh, a board-certified interventional cardiologist, is now based out of Mercyhealth Heart and Vascular Center in Crystal Lake.

Dr. Danique Lippens is board-certified in family medicine with clinical interests in preventive care, integrative medicine and women’s health.

Dixon's OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center – Optometry is reminding the Sauk Valley community about the importance of scheduling an annual eye exam as part of maintaining overall health and wellness.

From Capitol News Illinois: Providers say the $193 million Illinois will receive in federal rural health care grants will cover important updates for rural hospitals, but it won’t make up for cuts to Medicaid

Flu cases remain high and COVID-19 and RSV numbers increasing.

The Kendall County Health Department will share the results of a recent community health improvement survey at its Community Health Summit Breakfast on Jan. 29. Registration for the event is full.

From Capitol News Illinois: Gov. Pritzker’s office plans to hold back nearly $500 million in spending for the current fiscal year as the state faces constant uncertainty over the economy and federal funding. Most of the reserves were earmarked for health care and human services

Morris Hospital has further expanded its robotic-assisted surgery capabilities with the addition of an Intuitive da Vinci surgical system.

From Capitol News Illinois: The crisis comes from changes in federal Medicaid policy that were enacted last year as part of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which slashes one of the main funding tools many states have used for four decades to fund their share of the cost

The plan establishes a decade-long blueprint to ensure the growing population of older Illinoisans “can live dignified, engaged, productive, and meaningful lives at every stage of life,” the Illinois Department of Aging said.

Scholarships are available through the Rochelle Community Hospital Auxiliary to area students who are planning to pursue careers in the healthcare field.

Highlighted by Mayor Jeff Schielke as one of Batavia’s top future developments in the “State of the Community” address, Ignite Medical Resort Batavia has officially opened its doors.

Patrick Kerrwood was welcomed as St. Mary’s Hospital New Chief Executive

“While alcohol may be a fixture in many of our social settings, its health risks are significant and far-reaching,” said Dr. Abraham Thomas, internal medicine specialist. “There is no ‘safe’ amount of alcohol consumption.”

Cases of flu and other respiratory illnesses are at an increased level after the holidays in Will County, with local hospitals seeing admissions rise.

Dixon’s OSF Saint Katharine announced Thursday, Jan. 8, its 2026 plans to expand family planning services, open an OnCall Urgent Care and offer virtual care options. The announcement comes as OSF HealthCare reaches the one-year mark of merging with the former KSB Hospital

Flu is on the rise in Illinois, the nation and DeKalb County this winter. A Northwestern Medicine physician said it's not too late to get vaccinated. Here's what to know

In a rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as renegade GOP lawmakers joined essentially all Democrats in voting for the measure

The grant from the William & Beverly Burkardt Family Foundation will help fund improvements to Heritage Square Dixon's rehabilitation room, outdoor gathering areas and entertainment center.

After months of debate, and a ruling by a state agency in favor of Ascension’s closing it down, the Alexian Brothers Medical Center’s labor and delivery unit in Elk Grove Village served its last patient Tuesday.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he wants Republicans to reach a deal on health care insurance assistance by being willing to bend on a 50-year-old budget policy that bars federal money from being spent on abortion services

OSF HealthCare has announced the addition of cancer specialist Muzamil Arshad, MD, to its radiation oncology team at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Ottawa.

To make screenings easy and accessible, OSF Saint Katharine offers free blood pressure checks at two convenient locations in Lee and Ogle counties.

Seven mothers and their children ages 0 to 5 – and one apartment manager – will live in the apartment building as the mothers receive treatment for substance abuse

The title of first baby of the new year, went to baby Aaron L. of Joliet, who was born to parents Lisbeth and Carlos at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 1.

Mercyhealth recently announced it has finalized an affiliation agreement with FHN, effective Jan. 1, 2026.

Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year

The year of 2025 proved as the years before it to have big stories that carried the news.

Preventable pregnancy-related deaths rose and stark racial disparities remained in the Illinois Department of Public Health’s most recent maternal mortality report.

OSF HealthCare Saint Katharine Medical Center has announced that Jennifer Hernandez, APRN, will join its team as a family medicine provider beginning in early January.

Rochelle Community Hospital has temporarily updated its visitor restrictions in response to the recent increase of respiratory illness in Rochelle and the surrounding area.

The biggest increase in hospital admissions for the flu in Illinois is in children ages 5 to 17. Only 1 in 5 Illinois residents has received the flu vaccine

The law applies to both part- and full-time workers. It covers a broader swath of workers than the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

The vaccines are covered at no cost for Medicaid and Medicare patients, as well as by certain private insurance plans.

To date, The Timbers of Shorewood, senior living facility, has donated more than $82,000 to the Alzheimer’s Association.

Planned Parenthood provided services for nearly 35,000 Illinois Medicaid customers across the state in 2024, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services said.

With just days to go before tax credits expire that make marketplace health insurance coverage more affordable, lawmakers and industry experts said they’re concerned that costs will skyrocket for those who can least afford it in the new year.

Two local Lake County hospitals — Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington and Advocate Condell Medical Center in Libertyville — were recently recognized by U.S. News & World Report in its annual listing of the “Best Hospitals for Maternity Care.”

OSF Saint Clare Medical Center in Princeton recently notified patients that some of their personal and medical information may have been exposed in a breach involving its former electronic health record software vendor, Cerner.