Kane County health officials remind public to protect themselves from mosquitoes, ticks
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.
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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.
The infected person was hospitalized downstate.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms.
Former Evergreen Park Mayor Jim Sexton caught the virus in 2012, and had severe symptoms. Jermont Terry reports.
This comes after other batches tested positive for the virus in Glenview and in McHenry and DuPage counties.
While the mosquitoes tested positive, no human cases of West Nile virus have been reported in either county.
Grab the bug spray. Mosquitos in McHenry County tested positive for West Nile virus.
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