City Officials: Mental Health Services Will Remain Strong
The Emanuel Administration is trying to reassure mental health advocates that patients will continue to receive good services, despite the city's efforts to save money.
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The Emanuel Administration is trying to reassure mental health advocates that patients will continue to receive good services, despite the city's efforts to save money.
Three Illinois hospitals have been told they'll have to start paying property taxes, but the hospitals warn the move will affect everyone's health care.
A state board voted Tuesday to allow Cook County to close Oak Forest Hospital and turn the facility into a regional outpatient center.
Illinois school children with potentially fatal allergies will be able to get help faster thanks to a new state law.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled his plans for public health Tuesday.
If you can't diet or exercise away your body fat, maybe now you can freeze it off.
A citywide study by Northwestern University has determined that the South and Southwest sides are the unhealthiest.
An estimated 300 million people around the world suffer from asthma, and researchers in Chicago are working on ways to improve care.
The city says the lead levels in Chicago drinking water meet federal standards – but a new report says that might not be good enough.
Meat giant Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of turkey after a government hunt for the source of a salmonella outbreak that has killed one person in California and sickened dozens more. The Agriculture Department says it is one of the largest meat recalls ever.
Mosquitoes seem to be everywhere this year. So far nine counties in Illinois have found some infected with West Nile Virus. CBS 2's Susan Carlson explains why mosquitoes seem to bite certain people more often and how a common household item can help keep the pests away.
The heat was not as oppressive Wednesday as it has been for much of the past few weeks. Nonetheless, protesters were out in front of the Thompson Center, seeking monetary relief from the heat.
It's an alarming spike; the number of people being arrested for heroin in DuPage County were up 700 percent last year. At the same time, researchers might have uncovered a link – something almost all heroin addicts share.
A salmonella outbreak involving ground turkey has hit Illinois and 25 other states. So far, 77 people have become ill, 7 of them in Illinois.
Did you ever think about wearing earplugs to a concert? A local audiologist thinks you should.
