Measles cases are on the rise this year, making vaccination an important tool in fighting the disease. The Associated Press

Suburban parents are well acquainted with back-to-school checklists — including a school supplies run for pencils, pens and whatever else schools require.

But Gov. JB Pritzker, speaking in Wheeling earlier this week, reminded Illinoisans of one more item that should be on back-to-school to-do lists: vaccines.

Joined by health officials at the Wheeling Township Elementary School District 21 Community Service Center, Pritzker emphasized the benefits of vaccines and warned about the dangers of skipping them. He also spoke of how vaccination efforts in the state prevented the spread of a measles outbreak this year, as our Russell Lissau reported.

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