There were 413 deaths with heart disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 11 percent decrease from the previous week.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has emerged as one of three Democratic leaders who are actively raising their national profiles, leading to speculation about their potential White House aspirations.
There were 453 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 2.2 percent decrease from the previous week.
On June 28, U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), a Chief Deputy Whip and Ranking Member of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following statement commemorating Pride Month:
There were 88 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 1.1 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 117 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 8.3 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 50 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 28.2 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 63 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 7.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 33 deaths with influenza and pneumonia listed as the underlying cause reported in Illinois during the week ending June 24, a 37.5 percent increase over the previous week.