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 on possible data errors: “We can only report what we’ve been given”

Illinois Department of Public Health officials addressed possible errors in reporting data from long-care facilities listed on the IDPH website during today’s COVID-19 press...

COVID-19: 283 cases, 1 new death announced in Kankakee County

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced four new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.  Among them included men and women ranging in...

Kankakee County just had its single deadliest week for COVID-19

Kankakee County just had its single deadliest week for COVID-19 related deaths. From April 12th to April 19th, eight people died from conditions brought on...

Bickford Executive VP addresses alleged error in reporting by IDPH officials

Alan Fairbanks, Executive Vice President of Operations for Bickford Senior Living, is addressing reports today from the Illinois Department of Public Health citing inconsistencies...

Bickford Bourbonnais COVID-19 count triples in 48 hours, Aperion Care now reporting

UPDATE 5 PM: IDPH addresses possible errors in data reporting. UPDATE 1 PM: An alleged error in reporting numbers by IDPH has been issued by...

Shapiro COVID-19 cases rise over 100, 32% of all residents tested in Kankakee

Over 30% of all Shapiro Developmental Center residents have now had COVID-19 tests. As of Friday, April 17th, Shapiro Developmental Center Director Lynne Gund announced...
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