Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois public health officials announced that a new data collection process has been launched in an effort to combat a sharp rise in cases of congenital syphilis within the state.

Illinois health officials are warning residents to be cautious after rabid bats were found in homes in Cook and Will counties earlier this month.

A new alert was released by the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday after at least 19 people were sickened by counterfeit Botox in at least nine states, including Illinois.

The Illinois Health Department is warning residents of “possibly counterfeit Botox” after two people who received injections were hospitalized with symptoms resembling botulism.

Two people in LaSalle County were hospitalized after they experienced symptoms similar to those associated with botulism following cosmetic injections from an unlicensed practitioner, Illinois health officials said.

Two people in LaSalle County were hospitalized after they experienced symptoms similar to those associated with botulism following cosmetic injections from an unlicensed practitioner, Illinois health officials said.