Leslee Cohen-Lavin and her family were feeling pretty good just before the holidays. “Then all of a sudden, we each went down right when break started,” said Cohen-Lavin, of Highland Park.

It’s the latest in a string of deaths and infections in and around Chicago. Outbreaks of the virus, also called H5N1 or avian flu, have decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds nationwide.

CHICAGO — Monitors with an area bird tracking organization say that they've determined that a number of ducks have succumbed to bird flu along Lake Michigan. The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors ...

And it appears the Chicago area is not immune ... to hospitals across the state for treatment of COVID, RSV and the Flu. Doctors said the best way to combat illness, is by preventing them ...

The spread of the flu in Chicago has decreased from high to moderate in recent weeks, local health officials said. Overall, levels of all respiratory illnesses remained at moderate levels after a ...

A massive group of dead waterfowl that washed up along the southern shores of Lake Michigan near Chicago and its northern suburbs is believed to be linked to the ongoing bird flu outbreak ...

Tim Ramsey/Chicago Bird Collision Monitors Share Illinois officials say there has been an increase in birds coming down with the avian flu in recent months — including a bald eagle that had to ...

“We’re seeing upticks in both our inpatient hospitalizations as well as our community based metrics such as percentage of emergency room visits and test positivity,” said Dr. Scott Roberts ...

(Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) If you have flu symptoms — fever, cough, cold symptoms, aches often of sudden onset — get tested for flu (a nasal or throat swab test), especially if you ...

Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the news you need to know with the Chicago Catch-Up newsletter. Last year, around 25,000 people died of the flu in the U.S. and 400,000 were ...

This is what bird flu looks like ... sits on the edge of a busy road about 45 minutes from the southern end of Chicago. It has been a working farm for nearly 200 years, but Marty and MariKate ...

Vaccinating more animals against bird flu could help protect public health and keep global trade flowing said the head of the ...