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,...

40 staff off work as Shapiro in Kankakee sees new spike in COVID-19 cases

Officials are notifying the media tonight of a new outbreak of COVID-19 at Sharpio Developmental Center in Kankakee. Over 40 staff members are now...

Kankakee County eclipses 400 COVID-19 active cases once again, 17 cases Monday

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced last Friday afternoon the County had eclipsed 400 active cases for the first time since June. There have now...

COVID-19 Hospitalizations doubled in Kankakee County, 98 cases in last 5 days

Kankakee County has seen COVID-19 hospitalizations double since last Friday.  On June 10th, six residents of the county were hospitalized.  That number as of...

Kankakee nears 1.5k cases, 367 active, 32 announced Monday

Kankakee County Health Department announced Monday afternoon 32 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the area.  There are now 1,498 cases since the pandemic...

Kankakee County announced 93 new COVID-19 this week

The Kankakee County Health Department announces Friday 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the County.  There are now 345 active cases of the pandemic...

48 in 48: Kankakee County surpasses 1,400 cases, 48 COVID-19 cases in 48 hours

The Kankakee County Health Department is reporting 48 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 48 hours.  There are now 325 active cases in...
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