mumps

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Department of Public Health says the state has 73 known mumps cases right now and more than two-thirds are in Champaign County. State and local health officials say the number of cases in the Champaign area is at 50 and could climb...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Health officials are reminding Illinois parents about required vaccinations and eye exams for school children. Illinois requires students enrolling in school to be up-to-date on immunizations. Students enrolling in kindergarten for the first time in an Illinois school must have an eye exam by a licensed optometrist or a medical doctor...