WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- Waukegan's only hospital is once again a Level 2 Trauma Center, more than month after it lost that designation.

Vista Medical, the primary hospital serving communities in and around Waukegan, lost the trauma center designation on Feb. 2 due to the “absence of essential services,” including a blood bank ...

Chelsea Adolphus, 28, of Waukegan, was found unresponsive on the rooftop of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan on the morning of January 23, 2025, after being admitted to the hospital last week.

The 28-year-old died of hypothermia after leaving her hospital room and accessing the second-floor roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan where she was found on Jan. 23.

Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan has reportedly furloughed nearly 9% of its workforce as it battles financial headaches amid a transition to a safety-net provider. Vista Medical furloughed 69 ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek blasted Vista Medical Center in a press conference Monday after a woman was locked out on the facility’s roof and later died. Chelsea ...

Along with its financial issues, Vista is also dealing with fallout from the death of Chelsea Adolphus, a patient who was found unresponsive on the hospital roof and died on Jan. 25. Her family ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (WLS) -- A suburban couple is celebrating two major life events a wedding and the birth of their baby boy. But it didn't all go exactly as planned. Jatiana and Midelson Silencieux ...

One of two suspects has been sentenced to nine years in prison after they exchanged shots, leaving one of them as well as a ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek blasted Vista Medical Center in a press conference Monday after a woman was locked out on the facility’s roof and later died. Chelsea ...