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,...

Kankakee Coroner’s Office releases COVID-19 death info for County

The Kankakee County Coroner’s Office released a number of statistics surrounding deaths in Kankakee County this afternoon, including victim’s ages and residents of death....

COVID-19: Kankakee County announces 19 new cases, 7 new recoveries

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced 19 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.  Among them, they are ages ranging from teenagers...

74% Full: Southwestern Suburbs Hospitals, including Kankakee, Joliet, brace for peak weekend

ICU beds are available entering a weekend when Illinois is said to be nearing, on or at its peak for the COVID-19 pandemic, depending...

Kankakee River State Park to reopen May 1st for limited access, Starved Rock remains closed

Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced on Thursday a full list of State Parks that will reopen to some capacity to allow for hiking...

Manteno Finally Closes Playground Equipment

It has been over a month since Governor J.B. Pritzker has issued his original shelter in place mandate.As of April 23rd, the Village of...

COVID-19: Kankakee County announces 4 new deaths today

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced 11 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.  Among them 10 are men age 20 to...
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