Lake County Health Department

Hundreds of Dead Fish Floating in Valley Lake in Wildwood Connected to Low Dissolved Oxygen Conditions

Fri Aug 22, 2025 12:53 pm Cardinal News

Neighbors noticed a smell and hundreds of dead fish in Gages Lake and Valley Lake. The Lake County Health Department and Illinois Department of Natural Resources are investigating (Shardaa Gray/CBS Chicago). YouTube Tips ⓘ A […]

Inland Floodwater (Aedes vexans) or Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) on Broccoli

Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Highland Park in Lake County

Fri Jun 21, 2024 10:28 am Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — A mosquito “pool” (batch of mosquitoes) sampled on June 12, 2024 in Highland Park has tested positive for West Nile virus. This mosquito pool is the first confirmed indicator of West […]

Two Batches of 2024 Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus: Hoffman Estates and Jacksonville, Illinois

Fri May 17, 2024 01:27 pm Cardinal News

Two batches of mosquitoes tested positive for West Niles Virus in Illinois for the first time in 2024, according to the Illinois Department of Health. The Northwest Mosquito Abatement District collected the first batch of […]

Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Bannockburn, Lake Villa, and Vernon Hills in Lake County

Sun Jul 9, 2023 11:18 am Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — Mosquito “pools” (batches of mosquitoes) sampled on June 27, 2023 in Bannockburn, Lake Villa, and Vernon Hills have tested positive for West Nile virus. These mosquito pools are the first confirmed […]

Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray (SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Health and the San Francisco Department of Health. Naloxone for opioid safety: a provider’s guide to prescribing naloxone to patients who use opioids. January 2015)

Lake County Health Department Reports Increase in Opioid Overdose Incidents

Wed Mar 8, 2023 01:30 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — Between February 24 and March 1, 2023, there were 14 opioid overdose emergency department visits among Lake County residents. The increase has been reported to the Illinois Department of Public Health. […]

First 2022 Human Case of West Nile Virus Infection in Lake County, Illinois

Wed Sep 28, 2022 04:50 am Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is reporting the first human case of West Nile virus in Lake County for 2022. A Lake County resident in his 60s […]

Lake County Health Department Reports Increase in Opioid Overdose Incidents, Urges Naloxone Sign-Up

Sat Jun 11, 2022 01:46 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department reported Friday, June 10, 2022 that over the weekend of June 4, 2022, an increase in opioid-related overdoses occurred among Lake County residents. The increase has […]

First 2021 Human Case of West Nile Virus Reported in Lake County Illinois

Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:02 am Cardinal News

Inland Floodwater (Aedes vexans) or Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus), considered a Bridge Vector of West Nile Virus, sitting on Broccoli leaf. Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center […]

This illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Lake County and Kane County Experiencing Substantial COVID-19 Community Transmission

Sun Aug 1, 2021 10:43 am Cardinal News

Health Departments Recommend Additional Precautions Including Masking Indoors One day after announcing mandatory mask use in all Lake County buildings effective August 2, 2021, Lake County officials announced that Lake County is experiencing ”substantial” community […]

Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus in Lake Bluff in Lake County

Wed Jun 23, 2021 03:44 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — A mosquito “pool” (batch of mosquitoes) sampled on June 16, 2021 in Lake Bluff, Illinois has tested positive for West Nile virus. This mosquito pool is the first confirmed indicator of […]

First Case of Brazil COVID-19 Variant (P.1) Identified in Lake County, Illinois

Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:45 am Cardinal News

Lake County Health Department Urges Taking Precautions to Limit Spread of COVID-19 Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department on Wednesday morning March 17, 2021 announced the report of the first case of […]

Nine Lake County Restaurants and Bars Fined for Serving Customers Indoors

Wed Feb 10, 2021 11:57 pm Cardinal News

Nine Lake County restaurants and bars were fined during the second week of February 2021 for serving customers indoors this winter during the second State of Illinois indoor dining ban in the government’s effort to […]

Illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

First Case of COVID-19 Variant Linked to International Travel Identified in Lake County, Illinois

Sat Feb 6, 2021 01:14 pm Cardinal News

Lake County, Ill. — The Lake County Health Department is reporting the first case of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) variant B.1.1.7 in Lake County. The infected person had traveled internationally and was in contact with […]

Jesse Oaks Food and Drink Sports Bar Aerial View (©2020 Google Maps)

Fourteen Restaurant/Bar Volleyball Players and Spectators Test Positive for Coronavirus COVID-19 in Lake County; 200 May Have Been Exposed

Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:24 pm Cardinal News

The Lake County Health Department is currently investigating several COVID-19 cases linked to adult volleyball leagues. So far, 14 people who played or watched volleyball at Jesse Oaks Food & Drink in Gages Lake in […]

Lake County Health Department: 36 Lake Zurich High School Students Test Positive for COVID-19

Wed Jul 15, 2020 10:16 am Cardinal News

The Lake County Health Department reported Tuesday July 14,2020 that it continues to work closely with Lake Zurich School District 95 in response to multiple cases of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) identified last week among participants […]

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