illinois ticks

With tick season upon Illinoisans and summer approaching, health officials have provided a way to track ticks in the area, urging residents to check themselves and loved ones for tick bites while outside.

Illinois health officials issued a warning Thursday to hunters of tickborne illnesses as the season opens, reminding that the insects can carry a host of diseases.

Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and loved ones for tick bites while outside, reminding that the insects can carry a host of diseases.

Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and loved ones for tick bites while outside, reminding that the insects can carry a host of diseases.

Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and loved ones for tick bites while outside, reminding that the insects can carry a host of diseases.

Illinois officials are urging residents to check themselves and their children carefully for ticks after spending time in wooded areas this spring. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced that May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Ticks carry Lyme and other debilitating and sometimes fatal illnesses such as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Tularemia, Ehrlichiosis, and Babesiosis. Removing ticks with 24…