The Harold B. Smith Foundation has made the largest gift ever to Rush MD Anderson, establishing a new research center to expand early‑stage cancer trials in Chicago.

Illinois state agencies warn residents of increased cyber scams during the holidays and provide tips for safe online shopping, emphasizing the importance of verifying links, reading reviews, using credit cards, and monitoring financial activities.

GE HealthCare will buy Montreal-based Intelerad for $2.3 billion in cash to expand cloud and AI imaging tools. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.

The FDA approved AbbVie and Genmab’s Epkinly with rituximab and lenalidomide after a Phase 3 trial showed large, durable responses in relapsed follicular lymphoma. The label includes boxed warnings for CRS and ICANS.

Abbott is reportedly closing in on Exact Sciences, the maker of Cologuard, in a multibillion‑dollar deal that would boost its cancer‑diagnostics footprint. Talks are ongoing and could produce a formal announcement soon.

Northwestern Medicine will open the Dauten Behavioral Health Institute in Chicago after a $25 million gift from Kent and Liz Dauten to expand bipolar care and research. The center will fund a registry, an innovation fund and new clinical programs.

Cloudflare experienced an internal service disruption affecting various websites and services, including ChatGPT and NJ Transit, with the company working on restoring service amid ongoing financial consequences.

We tried to check our own website this morning and got an error message, joining millions of users locked out when the company protecting a fifth of the internet went dark. Whether you can read this right now depends on where you're sitting—a fitting introduction to the fragile infrastructure holding the digital world together.

IonQ and the University of Chicago will build a campus quantum center and bring a production‑grade quantum computer and entanglement network to Hyde Park. The partnership aims to accelerate research-to-product work across the region.

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for research on peripheral immune tolerance, impacting treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer.

The Illinois DoIT won the 2025 Government Experience Project Award for integrating real-time emergency road alerts into the Waze app, enhancing safety and collaboration with state police.

Cook County is celebrating Digital Inclusion Week with over 100 events, including the Access Amplified symposium, to promote digital equity and access to technology.

Google has denied rumors of a general security alert for Gmail users, stating their security systems block over 99.9% of phishing and malware attempts.