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 allows visitors at Illinois long-term care facilities, Outdoor Visits Only

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday visitors will now be allowed at long-term care facilities (LTCF), but only outdoors. Outdoor visits will...

Kankakee man among 72 COVID-19 deaths announced by IDPH Tuesday

After some of the lowest numbers to date were reported on Monday, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 623 new confirmed cases...

Over 100% infected? IDPH reports 74 residents positive at Riverside Miller Center in Kankakee

It’s easy to forget Illinois saw its first case of COVID-19 way back on January 24th.   We were the second state in the U.S. to...

Adventure Christian Church offering Antibody Testing

Antibody testing has been available for some time in Kankakee with healthcare clinics like Midwest Express Clinic in Bourbonnais one of the first  in...

IDPH: Over 130,000 COVID-19 in Illinois, 91 dead, 766 new cases Thursday

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 766 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 91 additional confirmed deaths. Among today’s...

Kankakee County falls to 3.3 new cases a day in June, under 500 active

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced this afternoon the county has fallen under 500 active cases of COVID-19.  The count currently stands at 499. ...
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