DuPage Co. reports 1st measles case of 2026, patient traveled through O'Hare
DuPage County has reported its first measles case of 2026, and said the patient traveled through Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
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DuPage County has reported its first measles case of 2026, and said the patient traveled through Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
Chicago public health officials have confirmed two new measles cases and anyone who passed through Union Station earlier in September may have been exposed. Dr. Bhaskarsha, a pediatrician from Rush University Medical Center, shares what to do if you think you may have measles.
Sixteen of the state's cases this year trace to an outbreak among people who were unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination history. Health officials say the overall risk is very low but want residents to confirm they're protected.
The Chicago Department of Public Health is warning commuters of potential measles exposures at Union Station earlier this month.
The Chicago Department of Public Health is warning commuters of a potential measures exposure at Union Station last month.
Kane County health officials said they have identified a second confirmed case of measles.
Health officials said the second person is vaccinated, but was exposed by the county’s other confirmed case reported last month.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
President Trump signed an executive order on childhood vaccine schedules Monday.
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O'Hare International Airport.
The Chicago Department of Public Health issued a warning Tuesday about a possible measles exposure at O’Hare International Airport.
According to the CCDPH, measles is a dangerous and potentially deadly, highly contagious respiratory disease that spreads easily through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes.
The locations of the possible exposure include O'Hare Airport, Terminal 5, on March 24, between 10:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., and in Niles, Illinois, at the Fresh Farms at 8203 W. Golf Rd. around 9 p.m. and Marshalls at 8249 W. Golf Rd., around 9:30 p.m., both on March 26.
The Cook County Department of Public Health said that the individual also visited the Endeavor Health Immediate Care Center in Mt. Prospect on Friday, March 27.
CBS News has been tracking a record number of measles cases around the country after an outbreak in West Texas that led to the deaths of two children.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
The newest measles vaccination numbers released by Chicago Public Schools shows immunizations are finally moving in the right direction.
Canada lost its measles elimination status this week.
Cook County health officials are warning about a possible measles exposure at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital last week.
The Lake County Health Department confirmed the case of measles was found in an unvaccinated child.
The Lake County Health Department confirmed a case of measles was found in an unvaccinated child.
The new guidance would involve separate vaccines to protect against each disease.
The adult patient was in the southwest Chicago suburb of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The adult patient was in the southwest Chicago suburb of Crestwood, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The department said the patient was a 4-year-old child who was not vaccinated.
