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Illinois governor pledges to put ‘science, preparedness and people’ first by participating in global response network, following similar move by California The state of Illinois and New York City have ...

Illinois on Tuesday followed in California’s footsteps to become the second state to join the World Health Organization’s pandemic response network after President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from ...

At 5 a.m. California time, when it is still dark outside, a member of the state's Department of Public Health gets on a weekly call. The topic? Health emergencies all over the world. For years, the ...