24/7 LiveChicago & Suburban Cook Co.North SuburbsWest SuburbsSouth SuburbsNW Indiana

Watch Live

Weather & Traffic

Weather

Forecast

Heat Resources

I-Team

Investigates

Price Tracker

Streaming

Sports Overtime

Flu

AP Photo/Kevin Wolf

Flu vaccine no longer mandated for US troops, Hegseth says

  • Apr 21
AP Photo/Daniel Kozin

Flu vaccines didn't work that well in the US, officials find

  • Mar 14
AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File

McConnell hospitalized after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms'

  • Feb 4

1st pediatric death from flu this season reported in Illinois: IDPH

  • Jan 6

Flu activity continues to climb across the US: CDC

  • Jan 5

Flu cases spike amid holiday gatherings

  • Dec 29, 2025

Nearly 5 million flu illnesses reported: CDC

  • Dec 20, 2025

Chicago health officials expect bad flu season, push for vaccinations

  • Dec 17, 2025

Latest Videos

2:03

Flu activity 'very high' in Illinois, as 1st pediatric death of season announced

  • Jan 6
1:38

1st pediatric death from flu this season reported in Illinois: IDPH

  • Jan 5
1:43

Michigan boy whose legs were amputated after severe flu shares story

  • Dec 3, 2025
2:06

Local doctors worry over subclade K flu strain ahead of Thanksgiving

  • Nov 26, 2025
0:21

It's now possible to give yourself a flu vaccine at home

  • Aug 15, 2025
0:17

CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years

  • May 2, 2025
1:37

Flu cases surge in Illinois amid intense respiratory virus season

  • Feb 8, 2025
1:17

Illinois hospital report surge in patients amid worst flu season in years

  • Feb 8, 2025

Latest Stories

AP Photo/Marta Lavandier

Flu concerns grow in US as UK sees more cases among kids

Concerns about the spread of influenza are growing in the U.S. as the U.K. sees a flu surge in children and young adults.

  • Dec 8, 2025

Michigan boy whose legs were amputated after severe flu case shares story, urges all to get vaccine

A young Michigan boy is issuing a warning about the flu, after a case of it changed his whole life.

  • Dec 3, 2025

Pritzker signs bill strengthening vaccine access in IL after recent decisions from Trump admin.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Tuesday morning to strengthen vaccine access in Illinois after recent decisions from the Trump administration.

  • Dec 2, 2025

Chicago-area doctors worry over subclade K flu strain ahead of Thanksgiving holiday

Some local doctors are concerned about a new strain of the flu called subclade K that is resistant to the vaccine just before people get together for the holidays.

  • Nov 26, 2025
Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

How to protect kids amid new subclade K flu strain

As families gather for Thanksgiving, here's what to know to protect your family from the new subclade K flu strain.

  • Nov 24, 2025