The cold and flu season is living up to its bad reputation especially in Illinois this year as the state reports cases of rapid and violent coughing fits have suddenly doubled.
There's a very popular baby powder that is now under an emergency recall in states including both Missouri and Illinois due to the presence of a dangerous contamination with asbestos.
If you happened to eat at a certain Illinois steakhouse recently, you should know that there are 70 people who have fallen ill including many serious enough to be hospitalized after eating there.
Illinois and Missouri have an unusual connection to an emergency recall that's just been issued for cinnamon powder. The cinnamon was made and distributed by a company in Illinois, but it was authorities in Missouri that found lead in it.
West Nile Virus can be uneventful for some, but for others it can be deadly. That's the case in Illinois as someone has just passed away shortly after being diagnosed with the virus.