Health Care
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Northwest Community Hospital gains approval for $175M cancer and neurological care center
Jul 23, 2026 4:49 pm - Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital hopes to move forward with plans to build a new $175 million cancer and neuroscience center after a state board approved the project earlier this week.
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Taylor Farms pulls all iceberg lettuce sourced in central Mexico from U.S. market
Jul 17, 2026 8:30 pm - Taylor Farms announced Friday that it is “voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market,” after federal investigators identified some of the lettuce it provided to Taco Bell restaurants as linked to one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of cyclosporiasis this summer.
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Hanover Township Mental Health Board releases funding applicationsJul 17, 2026 2:30 pm - Funding applications for fiscal year 2028 are now available from the Hanover Township Mental Health Board.
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Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here’s how it attacks the body.
Jul 17, 2026 8:47 am - Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly every system in the human body, killing tens of thousands of people a year, numerous medical studies show.
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Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
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FDA approves a first-of-its-kind pill to cut cholesterol in high-risk patients
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Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?
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High school grads competing on world stage with health care startupJul 15, 2026 5:09 pm - Two collaborators who just graduated from different Lake County high schools are among the finalists in an international business startup competition for entrepreneurs.
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What to know about eating at home and dining out during the cyclospora outbreak
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Three Ascension Illinois hospitals on Forbes’ inaugural ‘Top Illinois Hospitals’ listJul 14, 2026 11:46 am - Three Ascension Illinois hospitals, including those in Elk Grove Village and Hoffman Estates, have earned spots on Forbes’ inaugural “Top Hospitals by State” list.