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,...

IDPH: Kankakee’s Riverside Miller Center COVID-19 status ‘CLOSED’ after 88 cases, 22 deaths

Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported today after nearly three months of COVID-19 cases, Riverside Miller Center’s status is now listed as ‘CLOSED’....

Kankakee County sees active cases rise by 28% in the last 7-days

BOURBONNAIS, IL — Kankakee County’s COVID-19 cases have increased by 112 over the past week, according to data provided by the Kankakee County Health...

Kankakee County sees a 20% boost in active cases since Friday, Hospitalizations nearly doubled

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 42 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.  It’s the second day in a row the County...

CVS adds 16 new COVID-19 testing sites in Illinois, including Kankakee

CVS announced Thursday 16 new COVID-19 testing sites, in Illinois, including Kankakee.  All the new drive thru sites will be drive-thrus. The total brings...

Kankakee County enters warning territory after IDPH releases COVID-19 risk map

The Illinois Department of Public Health has released a new metric map to engage local level awareness of each county’s progress during Phase 4....

Bourbonnais daycare closes due to COVID-19 among employees

Two employees at Crossroads Childcare Center in Bourbonnais have tested positive for COVID-19.  The day care made the announcement via their website late Thursday...
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