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,...

“We are seeing a national surge” Pritzker says, four suburban Chicago counties enter new restrictions Friday

CHICAGO – Four suburban Chicago counties will enter new mitigation restrictions beginning Friday. Those counties, including Kane, Dupage, Kankakee, and Will counties, have all...

Kankakee, Will expected to trigger COVID restrictions for 2nd time in 60 days

DEVELOPING KANKAKEE – Additional COVID-19 restrictions are expected to go into effect for Region 7 for the second time in the past 60 days.   Governor J.B. Pritzker...

Bourbonnais closes Administration Building Lobby after COVID-19 positive among staff

BOURBONNAIS - The Village of Bourbonnais has closed the Village Administration Building Lobby following a COVID-19 positive among village staff. "We feel these...

“Things are getting worse,” Pritzker says, Region 7 could see additional mitigations Tuesday

BOURBONNAIS - New mitigations could be headed to Region 7 after the area tested above the state's 8.0% warning level for the second day...

Region 7 closing in on 20,000 cases in pandemic, seven-day climbs to 8.2% Sunday

KANKAKEE – Region 7 is once again headed in the wrong direction. In the last 48 hours, the Region has jumped 1.5%. It’s the largest seven-day...

Shapiro moved to ‘CLOSED’ status after 230 cases, IDPH reports new COVID-19 outbreak at Miller

KANKAKEE – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) updated information surrounding long-term care facilities in Illinois on Friday. Since March, COVID-19 has...
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