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With summer temps here, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are reminding Illinois residents who love the outdoors to use caution in Illinois waterways this summer when harmful algal (cyanobacteria) blooms are possible.

At this writing, there are 5 states and a couple of territories that continue to observe a mask mandate. Based on comments made by Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois will be keeping our mask mandate up to and beyond Thanksgiving.

Nearly everybody is familiar with rabies...or are they? Sure, we've heard the word thousands and thousands of times, especially those of us with pets who take them for their rabies shot every year.

Depending on what kind of fishing you do, this news will mean you can brush up on your favorite fish recipes, or just continue to throw the fish back where you found them.

When the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) says that it is fully adopting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new masking guidelines, it's a pretty safe bet that others will follow suit.

It's pretty clear that Chicago is on a roll this year when it comes to having annoying, biting, or bloodsucking pests in abundance (and in elected office). I'm just not sure that this is the kind of thing Chicago's tourism folks would want to brag about.

Additional movies are being made to get the vaccine closer to as many Illinois residents as possible. A chance to get your shot at work.

If you've been patiently (or otherwise) waiting for your turn to get the COVID-19 vaccinations taken care of, your chance to roll up a sleeve is here.

After analyzing data every day and over time, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike said who is the worst at spreading the deadly virus.

Not only are schools a bigger risk for exposure to COVID-19, where you shop and where you work may present greater risk than bars and restaurants.