With the first phase of the planned demolition of the 153-acre Oak Forest Hospital campus now complete, Cook County is seeking public input on what use the land should be put toward. The Cook County ...

Federal authorities are conducting a criminal investigation into a massive data breach that potentially affected as many as 1.2 million patients at Cook County’s public health system and a total of 14 ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 12 -- It was the inspiration for an award-winning television drama. It spawned the world's first blood bank and the nation's first trauma unit. As it got up in age, it was renovated and ...

Chicago, IL, April 23, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On April 23, Cook County Health proudly celebrated the 60 th anniversary of the Trauma & Burn Department at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, honoring six ...

Implementing technological innovations like robotic surgery can make a measurable difference in advancing health equity — something Cook County Health realized at its full-scale tertiary academic ...

Cook County health officials are warning about a possible measles exposure at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital last week. The Cook County Department of Public Health said an unvaccinated child ...