CHICAGO — Flu cases are increasing rapidly in Illinois as the state sees its worst flu season in more than 15 years.

At least 100 people have died from the flu this season in Illinois, with 77 of those deaths occurring this month alone, ...

Chicago is experiencing its highest levels of flu-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations since 2022 as cases surge across parts of the United States, health officials said Friday. The ...

Severe flu season is sending many people to hospital emergency rooms across the country, including in the Chicago area. The U.S. is seeing its highest level of respiratory illness in two decades; and ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Doctors are calling this one of the toughest flu seasons in years and stress that this is not a year to skip the vaccine. “What we are seeing right now is a very severe influenza ...

When CNN asked for your flu stories, we received hundreds of written responses from people stuck in bed, binge-watching TV, working from home and trying to keep their kids under control — all while ...

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