HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision bypasses medical experts and puts people at risk, say the Illinois Academy of ...

Related: Cicadas broods map: Why are there so many cicadas in Illinois? Vector mosquitoes, on the other hand, carry diseases. They lay their eggs in stagnant ditches, sewage treatment ponds ...

As the weather heats up, Illinois health experts urge the public to protect themselves from ticks and Lyme disease.

Two common vector mosquitoes in Illinois are the Culex, or house mosquito, and the tree-hole mosquito. Another disease-carrying mosquito is the Asian tiger mosquito, which arrived in the United ...