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Clearbrook wants to build group home on vacant land in Lake Barrington

By Russell Lissau
Sep 15, 2026 12:19 pm - A group home for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities has been proposed in Lake Barrington.
Lurie Children’s Hospital makes it back on to U.S. News’ list of best in the country

By LISA SCHENCKER
Sep 15, 2026 10:19 am - For the first time in years, Lurie Children’s Hospital has broken back on to a list of the top children’s hospitals in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.
Kane County seeing fewer fatal opioid overdoses, as county prevention efforts continue

By Molly Morrow
Sep 15, 2026 6:17 am - The number of fatal opioid overdoses among Kane County residents declined again in 2025, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Abbott Laboratories agrees to pay $385M settlement over safety of powdered infant formula

By LISA SCHENCKER
Sep 14, 2026 2:16 pm - Abbott Laboratories has agreed to pay $385 million to resolve a federal investigation and lawsuit, as well as lawsuits filed by states, related to allegations over the safety of its powdered infant formulas.
Hearing set on fate of Waukegan hospital property: ‘They need to find a resolution as soon as possible’

By STEVE SADIN
Sep 12, 2026 11:58 am - Vista Medical Center East may be required to pay rent to a landlord if Lake County Judge R. Christopher Ditton orders the real estate at the northwest corner of Sheridan Road and Glen Flora. Avenue, where the hospital sits, transferred to a new owner because of unpaid property taxes.
Schaumburg to host Community Blood Drive Sept. 15

Submitted by Village of Schaumburg
Sep 11, 2026 9:29 am - The Village of Schaumburg encourages the public to participate in the next Community Blood Drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
Second measles case reported in Kane County

By Susan Sarkauskas
Sep 09, 2026 12:17 pm - A second case of measles has been reported in Kane County. The latest person diagnosed with measles was in contact with the first individual, according to a news release from the Kane County Health Department.
Judge weighing arguments to halt Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 start

By Hannah Meisel
Sep 08, 2026 2:14 pm - Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill adults to take life-ending medication prescribed by physicians when the law goes into effect ...
Cardinal Cupich and Catholic nuns sue Illinois to block medical aid-in-dying law ahead of Sept. 12 start

By Jeremy Gorner
Sep 04, 2026 9:05 am - Chicago’s Catholic archbishop, two orders of Catholic nuns and other plaintiffs filed a federal lawsuit Thursday to block the state from enforcing a controversial Illinois law set to take effect next week that would let doctors prescribe medication to help terminally ill patients end their lives.
Illinois hospitals to lose billions through Medicaid policy change, study finds

By Peter Hancock
Sep 02, 2026 4:07 pm - Illinois hospitals stand to lose upwards of $4 billion in revenue over the next several years due to impending changes in Medicaid rules that limit states’ ability to direct higher reimbursement payments to facilities that serve the most vulnerable populations.

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