DuPage County reports first human West Nile virus death of 2026
DuPage County, Illinois, on Tuesday announced its first West Nile Virus death of 2026.
Watch CBS News
DuPage County, Illinois, on Tuesday announced its first West Nile Virus death of 2026.
The Chicago Department of Public Health on Tuesday announced two human cases and one death from the West Nile virus in the city this year, and one of those two people has died.
Mosquitos in Riverwoods, Illinois, have tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time this year.
Health officials said they are spraying a chemical used to control mosquitoes in outdoor residential and recreational areas, specifically in the Pullman and South Deering neighborhoods and near O'Hare Airport.
The Chicago Department of Public Health is taking steps to prevent West Nile virus in the area.
The north Chicago suburb of Glenview became the latest Illinois municipality this week to confirm mosquitoes testing positive for the West Nile virus this year.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Health officials in Kane County are advising residents to take extra precautions as the bugs can carry diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease.
The DuPage County Health Department has confirmed its first positive tests for West Nile virus in pools of mosquitoes this year.
DuPage County officials on Thursday announced the county's first West Nile virus death of the year, the second in Illinois in 2025.
DuPage County officials on Thursday announced the county's first West Nile virus death of the year, the second in Illinois in 2025.
The person who died was a suburban Cook County resident in their 60s.
Officials on Wednesday announced the first death related to the West Nile virus in Illinois this year.
The Cook County Department of Public Health is reporting 34 cases so far in 2025. Last year, there were 33 cases, and six people died.
Chicago public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the city's first three human cases of West Nile virus in 2025.
The Chicago Department of Public Health said all three patients started experiencing symptoms in late July or early August.
Summer may be winding down, but with the hot, wet weather the Chicago area has been having, pests like mosquitoes and ticks remain a big concern.
Summer may be winding down, but with the hot, wet weather the Chicago area has been having, pests like mosquitoes and ticks remain a big concern. Marissa Sulek reports.
The human case was said to be a Glen Ellyn resident in their 50s.
The Lake County resident infected is in their 70s and became sick in early July.
The Lake County Health Department reported the first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County for the year. The infected resident is in their 70s and became sick in early July, health officials confirmed.
Three college students are spending their summer as interns with the Will County Health Department in Joliet to help test mosquitoes for the West Nile virus.
The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District said the batch was collected on Monday in a trap and tested positive for the virus on Thursday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed that a person downstate, specifically in Southern Illinois, was hospitalized due to complications from West Nile. Jermont Terry reports.
