Illinois Republicans challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker's claims about potential hospital closures, citing a $50B fund to help ...

Nine rural hospitals in Illinois are defined as "at-risk", according to a reputable center for health services research. Here ...

The panel - the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board - wields a rare authority over hospital closures, one that doesn't exist in most states.

Hospital closures in Illinois might have to wait until after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides under a bill headed to the governor, who called it a “remarkable piece of legislation.” The measure ...

CHICAGO (AP) - Cook County wants to close a hospital in Chicago's southern suburbs as a cost-saving move. But no hospitals can shut down in Illinois until a nine-member state ...

Illinois hospitals warn of closures and service cuts as Trump’s Medicaid law slashes billions in federal funding.

A hospital in Illinois will close on Friday due in part to a cyberattack – a rare case of a health care provider publicly linking a hack incident to its closure. The 2021 cyberattack on St ...

An Illinois hospital will shutter its doors this week in part because of a devastating cyberattack, which experts say makes it the first hospital to publicly link criminal hackers to its closure.

Illinois lawmakers have introduced legislation that would stop hospital closures in the state for three years.

The law, which Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed July 15, requires that owners secure a permit from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board before they can close a hospital, ambulatory ...

Illinois lawmakers have sent a bill to the governor that would halt hospital closures in the state during a pandemic, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Some Illinois lawmakers want to halt hospital closures for about three years, as historic Mercy Hospital on Chicago’s Near South Side tries to shut its doors. The Illinois Legislative Black ...