West Nile Virus

There have been 12 human cases confirmed in the state so far this year.

Authorities say a person in their late 70s in Cook County became ill at the beginning of August and subsequently died.

The virus was found in collected batches of mosquitoes.

The Illinois Department of Public Health recently reported the state is aware of 47 cases of Zika virus, including at least three pregnant women.…

State public health officials say an elderly central Illinois man is the first person in Illinois to die of West Nile virus this season. The Illinois…