CHICAGO (WLS) -- Health officials in Illinois will give an update Friday on measles cases in the state. Officials say there are currently 10 measles cases in Illinois as they are asking clinicians to ...

The CDC says the U.S. has it its highest number of measles cases in decades. Texas Children's Dr. Amya Mitchell spoke with ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health has declared the Southern Illinois measles outbreak over. There were eight total ...

The outbreak of measles in southern Illinois is over, according to IDPH, with no news cases reported since May 22.

As national cases of measles soar and federal health officials engage in vaccine skepticism, Illinois so far this year has seen only one small outbreak of the highly infectious disease that health ...

Of the 1,288 measles cases nationwide, a majority of them come from Texas. The Lone Star state's 753 confirmed cases are the ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. to declare a Public Health Emergency for measles as cases hit the highest levels in decades. In a ...

Thanks to the introduction of a vaccine in 1963, measles was declared eliminated in the US in 2000. Now the highly contagious disease has reemerged as a threat as declining vaccination rates fuel ...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) took steps to prevent the spread of measles, including conducting vaccine outreach clinics, activating mobile vaccinations, and issuing health ...

Ocean County reports its first measles case this year, prompting health officials to remind residents about vaccination and ...

While concern over a resurgence in measles cases nationwide grows, the Illinois Department of Public Health is taking steps ...