New Illinois law will expand mental health screening for public school children beginning in the 2027-2028 school year. Experts say kids face many mental health challenges due to social media, climate ...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a bill which requires Illinois’ public school districts to provide universal mental health ...

Gov. JB Pritzker joined state officials on July 31 to sign legislation that will provide Illinois public schools with cost-free mental health screening tools for students across the state, according ...

Governor JB Pritzker joined Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Attorney General Kwame Raoul, legislative leaders, and ...

Pritzker was asked about continued problems after the case of an 18-year-old who died last year, despite having been on DCFS’s radar. Mackenzi Felmlee died in May. Her foster mother and her foster ...

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill into law Thursday to make Illinois one of the first states to provide universal mental health screenings for young children and teens.

Illinois has become the first state to offer annual mental health screenings to public school students in grades 3-12, in partnership with psychiatric hospitals, with the goal of shifting from crisis ...

A new Illinois law is scheduled to implement annual mental health screenings in public schools beginning during the 2027-28 ...

Pritzker said it’s important to overcome the stigma around getting help for mental health issues and to treat mental health ...

Thousands of Illinois immigrants have lost health coverage, with the end of the Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults (HBIA) ...

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Governor JB Pritzker is expected to expand mental health support for students across Illinois on Thursday. The governor is set to sign legislation at about 1 p.m. at Chute ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says a corporate head tax would not be a job killer, but Republicans in the city disagree. At a ...