SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — 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 ...

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Tick season is here, and it’s already shaping up to be a rough one. The United States is seeing the highest number of reported emergency room visits for tick bites since 2019, according to recent data ...

At the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-borne Disease, Valerie the mannequin shows how light-colored clothing makes it easier to identify ticks. There is a tick on the neckline of her t-shirt.