According to the nonpartisan health policy research organization KFF, federal Medicaid spending in Illinois is expected to be ...

We know that Black women are up to three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related complications than white women.

While no state can undo Washington’s recklessness, I am working to move our community in a better direction by making health ...

This is a looming crisis, but we are not the only rural state facing these challenges. Other states have acted; we can learn ...

Nine rural hospitals in Illinois are defined as "at-risk", according to a reputable center for health services research. Here ...

The massive tax cut legislation passed by the House and Senate this week will dramatically upend health care in America. The ...

"We often say Illinois’ greatest natural asset is its soil. That’s not just rhetoric — it’s reality. Our soil feeds families, ...

Firefighters in Pekin recovered a dead body found in the Illinois River on Wednesday. The Pekin Police Department said that at 8:46 a.m., they and the Pekin Fire Department responded to ...

Illinois' public universities are underfunded, forcing tuition hikes and cuts that threaten access and affordability for low-income and first-generation students.

Lawmakers are poised to change Illinois state law to address an issue NBC 5 Investigates exposed last fall, seeking to limit how far away hospitals can transfer rape patients.