This year’s catastrophic flooding has created hard times for many people in Midwest, but it’s created a nirvana for mosquitoes.

Illnesses from mosquitoes, ticks and fleas have tripled in the U.S. between 2004 and 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

On the 21st: We talk to a Daily Herald reporter and an expert on hazing for the latest on the Wheaton College football hazing case. Plus, we hear how Bradley University's music industry program is opening doors throughout the entertainment industry, and we learn how West Nile virus is still a concern for Illinois. 

Researchers at the University of Illinois have come up with a computer model to forecast the human infection rate for West Nile Virus.