Coronavirus Kankakee

Kankakee Public Library hosting Vaccine Clinic

The State of Illinois is partnering with the Kankakee Public Library and hosting a vaccine clinic. Persons 18 years of age and older can schedule an appointment for a...

Pediatric COVID-19 vaccinations begin this Saturday in Kankakee

KANKAKEE – Children ages 5-11 will get their first opportunity to receive a COVID-19 vaccine beginning this Saturday. That’s...

Kankakee County Board issues opposition to Health Care Right of Conscience Act amendment

KANKAKEE – The Kankakee County Board Executive Committee unanimously voted Tuesday in opposition to an amendment of The...

Nurses granted temporary restraining order in vaccine mandate case

(The Center Square) – Six nurses employed by Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee who filed a lawsuit against the...

KCC: COVID-19 Vaccines – Myths vs. Facts panel

Kankakee Community College will host a live online panel discussion, “COVID-19 Vaccines – Myths vs. Facts,” on Thursday,...

Double Digit Woe: Region 7 continues setting records, 12.4% Monday

BOURBONNAIS – Unwanted records continue to take Region 7 by storm Monday, as the region saw a full percentage point jump since Sunday. Monday...

Contact Tracers ask ‘Pick up the Phone’ in Illinois as Region 7 hits record, 11.4% Sunday

MANTENO - Sunday once again saw new records in the State of Illinois as the statewide rolling seven-day positivity rate reached 8.0% for the...

Not-a-Trick: Illinois hits new COVID-19 record Halloween, nearly 8,000 cases

BOURBONNAIS – Illinois officials announced Saturday afternoon the state set a new record for positive COVID-19 cases in a single day.  The Illinois Department of...

82% of all COVID in Kankakee since October 1st remain active as single day high reported

KANKAKEE – Kankakee County set a new single-day record Friday reporting 103 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, setting a...

113 students, 10 faculty/staff now in isolation in Herscher School District

HERSCHER - Herscher School Community Unit No. 2 is reporting additional positive cases among staff and students at multiple schools in the District Friday. “The...

Olivet Nazarene University plans Spring 21’ return, schedules Graduation

BOURBONNAIS – Students at Olivet are planning their return to campus for in-person learning next semester. University Registrar Mark Mountain made the announcement Thursday in...
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