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

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

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

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.

Chicago suburbs spray for mosquitos as more areas test positive for West Nile Virus The insects have also been found in Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Northfield, and Skokie.

(CBS) -- Two people in DuPage County have died after contracting the West Nile Virus, health officials confirmed on Tuesday. An Addison resident in their 70s and a West Chicago resident in their ...

CHICAGO — Health officials confirmed the first human case of West Nile virus in Chicago in 2022 as a male in his mid-60s who resides on the city’s Northwest Side.

The Chicago Department of Public Health reported 13 human cases and no deaths in 2021. West Nile virus is transmitted through mosquito bites and cannot be spread from person to person, CDPH said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago resident has died from the West Nile Virus, the first Illinois death this year related to the virus, the Illinois Department of Health confirmed Thursday.

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

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