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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker Thursday introduced the state’s new top doctor, who will be the person leading Illinois’ response to COVID-19 and the monkeypox outbreak. NBC 5’s Political Reporter Mary Ann Ahern reports.

Illinois health officials are investigating nine potential cases of severe hepatitis in children under the age of 10 years old, including one case that required a liver transplant, the state’s health department said Wednesday.

Illinois health officials are investigating nine potential cases of severe hepatitis in children under the age of 10 years old, including one case that required a liver transplant, the state’s health department said Wednesday. Lauren Petty reports.

Given lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates for elementary students ages 5 to 11, some parents are questioning how to vaccinate their children. NBC 5’s Lauren Petty has the details and a break down of child vaccination numbers in Illinois.

As booster shots for children are authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with COVID cases rising across the country and state of Illinois, how many children are already vaccinated against the virus?

The center’s director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, adopted a panel’s recommendation Thursday.

Amid recent warnings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Illinois Department of Public Health surrounding unusual hepatitis cases in children, what should parents be watching for?

The Illinois Public Department of Health Thursday issued a public health warning about the rise in cases, saying that residents “should be paying close attention to conditions in their local communities” and urged vaccinations and booster shots for eligible populations. Jen DeSalvo has more.

Across the U.S., there has been a slight increase in cases in recent weeks, with daily confirmed cases nationwide rising from about 25,000 per day to more than 30,000.

COVID cases are slowly back on the rise in Chicago and Illinois.

The Illinois Department of Public Health advised residents to pay close attention to conditions in their local communities Thursday due to “slowly rising” COVID case rates in much of the state. Vi Nguyen has more.

The Illinois Department of Public Health advised residents to pay close attention to conditions in their local communities Thursday due to “slowly rising” COVID case rates in much of the state.

The Illinois Department of Public Health on Thursday issued a warning as COVID case rates are “slowly rising in many areas of the state.”

With the BA.2 omicron subvariant continuing to spread across Chicago, Illinois and the U.S., what symptoms should you be watching for?

Even as the city of Chicago and the state of Illinois see increases in COVID cases, it doesn’t appear that officials are planning to follow the lead of Philadelphia in bringing back mask mandates to stop the spread of the virus.

Illinois has long been documenting and reporting statewide COVID case and test positivity rates throughout the pandemic, but now the state will be tracking a different set of data.

Incoming White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha talks about the new omicron sub-variant BA.2 and whether the U.S. will see the kind of surge that Europe and Asia are experiencing.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike will be leaving her position later this month after serving three years in the role of Illinois’ top doctor. Dr. Ezike sits down with NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern for a one-on-one interview.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike warned Friday that “this is setting up to be a very deadly COVID Christmas and New Years” as she delivered an address about rising metrics in one state health care region.

Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike will address a rise in COVID cases in one particular health care region Friday.