Coronavirus Iroquois

Iroquois County to hold COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic Feb 4th

WATSEKA - Iroquois County Public Health Department will be holding a COVID-19 vaccine clinic Feb 4th by a appointment only. The clinic, which will be held at Iroquois Memorial Hospital,...

Local schools preparing students in case everyone is sent home

WATSEKA – Watseka schools are preparing for an anticipate closure.  A letter was sent home to parents at...

Some communities cancel Holiday Parades while Bradley, Watseka push on

BRADLEY – Holiday parades in Milford and Paxton have been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic...

Iroquois County reports record 95 cases Monday, 17.2% positivity

WATSEKA – The Iroquois County Public Health Department (ICPHD) released data Monday from recent COVID-19 cases in the...

Every COVID-19 Region in Illinois now under mitigations

BOURBONNAIS - Beginning Wednesday, every one of Illinois' 11 COVID-19 Regions is under mitigation to combat the resurgence...

Iroquois County reports 1st case of COVID-19

The case, first tested on Monday by a medical provider, is a man in his 50s located within Iroquois County. The man is currently home in isolation per IDPH guidance. No further information has been released.

COVID-19 numbers expected to climb in Kankakee while private labs play catch-up

“It’s very important that everybody, this includes all age groups from infants to youngsters to teenagers to our college students to our middle ages...

753 cases in 26 counties, Illinois Governor has ‘Hope’

Here in Kankakee, locally-based CSL Behring has stated it is exploring the development of a hyperimmune serum that could help people recover from COVID-19, the company said in a news release earlier today. However, CSL Behring creates products for the World, not exclusively at the State level. That offer has been made directly to the World Health Organization (WHO).

United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties Launching COVID-19 Community Response Fund

KANKAKEE, IL. — The United Way of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties has established a COVID-19 Community Response Fund to provide flexible resources to 501c3 organizations in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties working with local communities who are disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences.

Child Care Centers, Day Cares in Illinois addressed on COVID-19

Governor Pritzker has announced that all K-12 non-residential, public and private schools must close March 17 through March 30. This mandate extends also to any early...

COVID-19 RELIEF: Illinois needs data for U.S. Small Business Administration

State Senator Andy Manar is working to seek an economic injury disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration and needs your help!   In order...
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