The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Monday that respiratory illness levels have gone back up from moderate to ...

Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost ...

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to state officials.

After a one-week dip, Illinois health officials are reporting an uptick in respiratory illnesses which is being driven by flu ...

The flu has killed at least five Illinois children so far this year, and infection rates remain high. Jermont Terry reports.

Don’t be a hero if you spot birds or animals showing signs of avian flu (dead or distressed birds, multiple signs of sickness). Our instinct is to help, but trying to help a bird with avian flu likely ...

Wildlife professionals and advocates are grappling with an avian influenza outbreak that seems to be growing more virulent ...

There were about five times as many emergency department visits for flu as there were for COVID-19, according to IDPH data ...

The CDC has confirmed 67 cases of bird flu in humans since January 2025. While that number might seem low, the other ways it ...

Sick calls at area schools and workplaces are spiking across Illinois, likely being driven by an uptick in flu cases. Dr.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Cases of flu are driving an increase in emergency department visits and hospital admissions in Illinois, state health officials announced. The state’s overall respiratory illness ...