11+ hour, 32+ min ago  (1405+ words) U.S. farms use hundreds of millions of pounds of insect, weed and fungus killers each year and the runoff washes into waterways — especially in the middle of the country, where commodity crops are king. A new study by the U.S. Geological…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (221+ words) “The veterans do not have to repeat, ‘Don’t you remember, I hurt myself in service?’ We see all that information,” Lawrence said. “Our providers have the latest technology, so they’re not constantly searching across different records to find things, ordering…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (647+ words) Researchers at an environmental nonprofit say that the number of days with dangerously humid heat is increasing – particularly in the Midwest and South – and that’s affecting people’s health. Analysis from scientists at the group Climate Central shows the number of…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (134+ words) The Hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean was first documented last month. The situation has continued to escalate with three deaths linked to that outbreak. Countries from across the world have picked up their citizens…...

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (1051+ words) SPRINGFIELD — A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the state of Illinois…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1338+ words) If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, 988. MACOMB — Solomon Hamm was born into a farm family in western Illinois. Back in the ‘80s, before Solomon was born, his…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1718+ words) This story is part of a partnership between the Champaign-Urbana Civic Police Data Project of Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit public accountability journalism organization, and IPM News, which provides news about Illinois & in-depth reporting on Agriculture, Education, the Environment, Health,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (164+ words) The Illinois Department of Public Health is investigating a potential Hantavirus case affecting a Winnebago County resident. The IDPH states that “unlike the Andes strain of Hantavirus responsible for the cruise outbreak, the North American strains are not known to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (159+ words) The state’s School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard shows coverage rates for all school-required childhood immunizations are holding steady compared to last year, and all but one of those immunizations is above the state’s 95% coverage goal to prevent the spread of infectious…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (191+ words) Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday underwent a “routine out-patient urology procedure” and will be stepping back from public duties next week. Pritzker, 61, underwent the procedure on Friday morning and will fulfill his duties next week but pause public events while…...