Six fascinating Colorado women discussed  Wednesday at Overland Trail Museum’s History Café program in honor of Women’s History Month dared to go outside what was considered proper at the time and ...

Investing in preventive health care saves money in the long run by reducing expensive emergency visits and hospitalizations, ...

From hostage rescues to active shooter situations, the drills are based on actual encounters officers have faced in the field ...

State officials say the Trump administration is pulling back $477 million aimed at preventing infectious disease and treating ...

Smith, a Near West Side resident, was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where she was pronounced dead there at 4:05 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced Cook County Commissioner Anthony Joel Quezada as his pick to fill a vacancy as 35th Ward alderman. The Chicago City Council will hold a meeting ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon on Monday announced she will appoint the office’s first deputy clerk of diversity, equity and inclusion. On the left is Brian Johnson, CEO of LGBTQ civil rights ...

Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said her office is reinforcing its diversity, equity and inclusion measures amid “threatening rhetoric and cruel policies” from the federal government that are ...

As of April 1, Harrison County Hospital has suspended labor and delivery services until further notice. It’s happening because they no longer have any providers that specialize in pregnancies. While ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WGN) — New efforts are being made to protect immigrant families in Cook County, as County Clerk Monica Gordan stressed what she sees as fallout from President Donald Trump’s ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The family of the late Cook County Commissioner Jerry "Iceman" Butler is appealing to his caretaker, who has planned a visitation and funeral for him. The 85-year-old Chicago soul ...

IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) – The urgent care center at Irwin County Hospital is now officially open, offering a convenient and accessible healthcare option for the community. Located at 602 N ...