Illinois is poised to become the 12th U.S. state to legalize physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients after the ...

A bill has passed both Illinois chambers that would allow doctors to prescribe aid-in-dying medication to people who have a ...

If Gov. JB Pritzker signs it, Illinois would become the 12th state with such legislation. He has 60 days to act.

The Illinois State Senate passed a bill to legalize physician-assisted suicide in the state. The legislation (SB 1950 ), ...

Early Friday morning, the Illinois legislature passed a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe fatal doses of medication ...

The polarizing legislation that narrowly passed the Illinois General Assembly would allow adults diagnosed with six months or ...

The bill now goes to Gov. JB Pritzker. The governor’s office did not return a request for comment about whether Pritzker backs the legislation.

The Illinois General Assembly passed a number of health care-related bills during its veto session last week. The measures, ranging from mandates for hospitals to establish policies when dealing with ...

SPRINGFIELD - The bill passed early at 2:54 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, a timing Bishop Paprocki described as “under ...

Illinois will soon allow doctors to prescribe lethal drugs to terminally ill patients and become the next state to legalize ...

In the Netherlands, Zoraya ter Beek, a 28-year-old woman with depression, autism and a personality disorder, shared with The ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV)— The Illinois Department of Veteran Affairs (IDVA) is launching two new public service announcements(PSA) to raise awareness during National Suicide Prevention Month.