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“We encourage all Medicare Part D recipients to take advantage of this open enrollment period,” said Christine Suddreth, SHIP Counselor with Pathlights. #enrollment

Currently, four in ten Illinoisians are from racial and ethnic minority populations. However, disease burdens such as diabetes, cancer, heart disease, stroke, HIV, substance abuse, infant mortality, and COVID-19 infection and deaths rates remain higher among these populations. #health

llinois is already the California of the Midwest for gender surgeries for minors and what is happening now is only going to get worse. #illinoisfreedom

In suburban Cook County, congenital syphilis cases almost tripled from four cases in 2020 to 11 cases in 2021. #campaign

In addition, the CDC has created a new Respiratory Illness Data Channel that provides nationwide county specific information that would valuable for anyone planning to travel out of state. #seasonalillness

Governor Pritzker & IDPH Remind Illinoisans Early Detection is the Key to Fighting Breast Cancer (Chicago, IL) – At the start of National Breast...

“We all know about the hospital price transparency rules, the mandates that require hospitals to post the negotiated rate, that cash price, that list price for their services,” said Joe Wisniewski, head of platform growth with Turquoise Health. #health

There were six deaths from WNV confirmed in the state in 2023 and an additional 119 non-fatal cases reported (although human cases are underreported). #virus

The five facilities listed below were cited with type “AA” violations of the Nursing Home Care Act during the second quarter of 2024, the most severe type of violation. #violation

Elgin Police Chief Ana Lalley thanked Cort Stevens for raising the issue and working with the department and the two legislators on the new law. #newlaw