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,...

75th COVID-19 death announced in Kankakee County, 40 cases Thursday

KANKAKEE – Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) officials announced a new COVID-19 death in the area on Thursday, becoming the 75th resident to fall...

Kankakee surpasses 3,000 COVID-19 cases in pandemic, 54 new Tuesday

KANKAKEE – Kankakee County has now surpassed 3,000 cases of the pandemic reported since March. On Tuesday, the Kankakee County Health Department reported 54 new...

COVID count falls to 21 at Olivet, Kankakee sees boost to nearly 500 tests a day in October

BOURBONNAIS – Active COVID-19 cases at Olivet Nazarene University have seen a dramatic fall off since last week. After reaching a peak of 41 active...

ONU extends COVID-related restrictions through October 18th

BOURBONNAIS – Olivet Nazarene University has extended all COVID-19 related restrictions on campus at the University through next Sunday, October 18th. In a statement to...

Teens lead all age groups in newly infected since Oct 1st in Kankakee

KANKAKEE – The Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) reported a new COVID-19 death Wednesday afternoon, marking the 73rd victim locally to fall to novel coronavirus...

Kankakee Mayor talks COVID-19 vaccine distribution, expected during Q1

KANKAKEE – Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong shared the latest information received from the Department of Public Health during last night’s City Council meeting on how...
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