Cook County is taking steps to help more students from underserved communities grow into healthcare professionals.

Research shows one in 10 children experience a traumatic brain injury every year, according to the brain injury association.

COOK COUNTY, lll. — Cook County health officials are alerting residents of a jump in flu activity in the Chicago suburbs. According to a statement from the Cook County Department of Public Health data ...

Chicago, IL, Aug. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cook County Health is proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Dr. Jorge Prieto Health Center, the health system’s first community-based health ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's back-to-school season, and Cook County public health officials are launching a campaign to make sure kids are vaccinated. At a Southwest Side book bag giveaway Wednesday, Araceli ...

MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- The Cook County Health Department is sounding the alarm that more restrictions could be coming if COVID case numbers continue to rise. There is serious concern in Cook ...

Cook County Health, which runs Stroger and Provident hospitals, is considering postponing elective surgeries, rescheduling appointments and sending ambulances to other hospitals depending on if, and ...

Cook County Health, a safety-net hospital in Chicago, partnered with Medicare Advantage plan MoreCare to offer benefits to eligible residents in Cook County, the health system said Oct. 10. More than ...

ILLINOIS MEDICAL DISTRICT (WBBM Newsradio) -- Emergency room doctors and nurses at Cook County Health are expecting more and sicker patients in the coming weeks, as people receiving health insurance ...

Cook County's public health system late Wednesday released its long-awaited response to an inspector general's report that was highly critical of the way it runs its Medicaid business, called ...