Public health officials confirmed the first two cases of measles in Cook County this year Wednesday — as the illness continues to spread across the country. One case is in a suburban Cook County adult ...

In a major turnaround in the opioid crisis, overdose deaths are falling across Chicago and Cook County.

Israel Rocha, CEO of Cook County Health, is leaving the health system Dec. 1 “to pursue a new professional opportunity,” a CCH spokesperson announced Friday. “Serving as Cook County Health’s CEO has ...

It could soon get easier to receive mental health support in Cook County. Cook County Health and the National Alliance on Mental Illness Chicago are kicking off a multi-year initiative to expand ...

With health care subsidies expiring in the new year, Cook County Health officials and political leaders on Wednesday warned the impact will not only hurt millions of Americans but also affect the ...

UPDATE: Upon further investigation, the Chicago Department of Public Health has determined that the Chicago Public Library Independence Branch is no longer considered a measles exposure location, as ...

Federal authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into a massive data breach that potentially affected as many as 1.2 million patients at Cook County’s public health system and a total of 14 ...

Dr. Kiran Joshi will step into the role of chief operating officer at the Cook County Department of Public Health, a position he's held on an interim basis since January. The job makes him the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have identified the first two cases of measles in Cook County this year, the agencies said ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --More than 1 million patients of the Cook County hospital system could have had their personal information exposed in a data breach earlier this year. Cook County Health said Perry ...