The risk of West Nile virus in Chicago is considered “high,” as health officials say the area is experiencing “a higher ...

Local health officials say Chicago has reached a “high risk” level of the West Nile virus because mosquitoes are testing ...

Chicago public health officials on Tuesday confirmed the city's first three human cases of West Nile virus in 2025.

Chicago reported three human cases of West Nile virus in the last month as city officials warn the risk of contracting the ...

Chicago reports its first three human cases of West Nile virus in 2025, with an early state case and citywide spraying ...

The patients range from 40 to 80 years old and reside on the Northwest and South sides. The patients’ symptoms began in late ...

A West Nile virus survivor shared the story of her harrowing journey with the brain infection she first thought was a stroke.

Summer may be winding down, but with the hot, wet weather the Chicago area has been having, pests like mosquitoes and ticks ...

George Balis of Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management said his company has significantly increased its spraying efforts in ...

SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) -- The first case of West Nile virus in a human in the Chicago area this year has been reported in Skokie The Skokie Health Department says a 50-year-old woman is being released ...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. (WLS) -- Illinois is reporting its first human case of West Nile virus for this year. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. A man in his 80s in Cook County became ill in mid ...