Several diseases on the rise in Champaign County as federal changes threaten prevention-based programs

Whooping cough, rabies, syphilis and strep. These are some of the infectious diseases on the rise in Champaign County over the past six years,…

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Read more about the article Illinois cancer registry to reexamine multiple cases of glioblastoma reported in Piatt CountyDarrell Hoemann
A view looking north on Independence Street, just south of Marion St. in Monticello, IL on Friday, June 14, 2024. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Illinois cancer registry to reexamine multiple cases of glioblastoma reported in Piatt County

The Illinois Department of Public Health has reasserted Piatt County has been added to the list of sites that its cancer registry examines each…

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Read more about the article Concerns about brain cancer cases in Piatt County grow, but Illinois public health agency yet to investigateDarrell Hoemann
A view looking north on Independence Street, just south of Marion St. in Monticello, IL on Friday, June 14, 2024. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Concerns about brain cancer cases in Piatt County grow, but Illinois public health agency yet to investigate

Lessie Ann Patterson lived in Monticello, Illinois, for 25 years before dying in 2015 from glioblastoma, a rapidly advancing brain cancer with an average…

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Read more about the article Champaign County Mental Health Board grants surge as 38 programs funded this yearDarrell Hoemann
Brookens Admin Center in Urbana, IL 61801 on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. Photo by Darrell Hoemann/CU-CitizenAccess

Champaign County Mental Health Board grants surge as 38 programs funded this year

After some difficult years, the Champaign County Mental Health Board is seeing a surge in the ability to provide services for children, families, the…

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Read more about the article Respiratory illnesses spiked early at McKinley, University of Illinois campus this fallMcKinley Health Center website
McKinley Health Center on the University of Illinois campus.

Respiratory illnesses spiked early at McKinley, University of Illinois campus this fall

This fall, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign experienced an earlier-than-usual rise in respiratory illness cases, according to Awais Vaid, medical director at McKinley…

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Read more about the article Shadow Wood and mobile home parks still lack emergency weather alerts in SpanishRoger Morales/Hoy
The entrance to Shadow Wood Mobile Home Park. File photo.

Shadow Wood and mobile home parks still lack emergency weather alerts in Spanish

Spanish-speaking Shadow Wood Mobile Home Park residents cannot receive weather alerts about tornados or severe storms because there are no Spanish-language services in Champaign.…

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Read more about the article Central Illinois county jails continue to lack respiratory illness isolation cells, but Champaign jail renovations add twoDarrell Hoemann
Satellite Jail exterior on Wednesday, December 15, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Central Illinois county jails continue to lack respiratory illness isolation cells, but Champaign jail renovations add two

Six of nine central Illinois county jails fail to meet state standards for a respiratory illness isolation cell, state records show.  A review of…

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Read more about the article Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years
-Clark-Lindsey Village (101 W Windsor Rd, Urbana) on Monday, April 6, 2020. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Champaign County nursing homes fined nearly $1 million federal fines, $500,000 in state fines in past three years

In January, a resident staying at a nursing home in Urbana fell from her recliner while reaching for her glasses.  Several days later, she…

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Read more about the article Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths dropped in Illinois after 2022 peakDrug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
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Fentanyl-driven overdose deaths dropped in Illinois after 2022 peak

Deaths from opioid overdoses in Illinois are on the decline in 2024, showing a reversal after the record-high numbers seen in 2022.  Drug prevention…

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Read more about the article Kitchens reopen at Champaign assisted living facility seven weeks after failed health inspectionCU-CitizenAccess.org
Bickford of Champaign at 1002 S. Staley Rd on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.

Kitchens reopen at Champaign assisted living facility seven weeks after failed health inspection

Kitchens at the assisted living facility Bickford of Champaign have reopened about seven weeks after receiving a red placard and failing its health inspection…

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