Cook County Health (CCH) has filed a Certificate of Need (CON) application with the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board (IHFSRB), and, if approved, plans to build a modern and efficient inpatient and outpatient facility on a vacant parcel immediately west of and adjacent to the current Provident Hospital located at 500 E.

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, Little Company of Mary Hospital (LCMH) celebrated the groundbreaking of the brand new Emergency Department (ED) renovation/expansion project. The project is slated to take two years and increase the current footprint by 40 percent.

Site Proposed for High-Impact Distribution Center - Developer Seeks to Annex Homewood Land to Hazel Crest to Move Forward

The IL Department of Commerce offers a free workshop for business owners looking for financing opportunities.

Next Wednesday, July 24, 2019 from 2 to 4 p.m., Hologic’s demo mobile coach is coming to Little Company of Mary Hospital (LCMH). This is a technology showcase of best-in-class breast screening and interventional technologies that make a real difference in women’s lives.

OSF HealthCare and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers have entered into a period of exclusive negotiations, anticipating a full merger.

The village of Forest Park will hold a property tax appeal seminar at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 24, at the Howard Mohr Community Center.

Cook County is partnering with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and the Citizens Utility Board to make solar energy more accessible and affordable for County residents.

Most women are not doing everything they can to find breast cancer early — when survival rates may top 98 percent.

With the mercury expected to reach the 90s and the heat index soaring near 100 later this weekend, physicians at the Cook County Health (CCH) urge you to take extra measures to stay cool.

Congratulations to Morgan Micetich, RN, 5 West who recently received the DAISY Award at Little Company of Mary.

Whether practicing in a solo setting or at a law firm, lawyers today face a daunting array of risks in daily practice, and often need practical answers in real time about how to handle these risks.

Prompted by a question on a Facebook post about whether her hospital was Baby-Friendly, Janet McKay replied that her first two children “were born in a non-baby friendly hospital ,” but the facility where her third child was born was “baby and mama friendly” and she “had an amazing experience.” We were intrigued, so we contacted McKay to hear her story.

New Park Forest business helps south suburban home-based food service businesses

The 6th Annual Evergreen Park Senior Health Fair will take place on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from 10:00 to 2:00 p.m.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and Cook County Health CEO Dr. Jay Shannon announced on May 22 that Cook County Health is committing $1 million towards the Chicago and Cook County Flexible Housing Pool.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has awarded $4,870,000 to Cook County Health (CCH) in grant funding over five years through its Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health (known as Healthy Start) for the Cook County Healthy Start Initiative project to improve pregnancy outcomes and reduce infant mortality.

Thirteen nursing homes in South Suburbs received below-average scores from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) after the federal agency updated its nursing home rating system for consumers in April.

Planned Parenthood’s recent shots at a new pregnancy counseling center, Aid for Women, in Flossmoor shows “how radical” the abortion provider has become, former State Rep. Peter Breen (R-Lombard), one of Illinois’ leading pro-life advocates, told South Cook News.

Illinois Right to Life Executive Director Mary Kate Knorr was recently compelled to defend her organization's position in the wake of a verbal tirade to the media by a Planned Parenthood’s spokesperson.