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,...

Drive thru COVID-19 testing will be held at the Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center

KANKAKEE - Drive thru COVID-19 testing will be held at the Duane Dean Behavioral Health Center in partnership with NTL Laboratory every Saturday and...

Kankakee exceeds 8,000 COVID cases in pandemic, 4,000+ active

KANKAKEE – Kankakee County reported one case above what has become the daily average in November Tuesday. In total, 187 new reported cases of COVID-19...

24 Days Later: 101 Dead, Kankakee doubles all COVID-19 cases in less than a month

KANKAKEE – Shaprio Developmental Center is the site of another outbreak of COVID-19. Monday the Illinois Department of Public Health verified reports of 70 cases...

BESD53 pushes return date at two schools back to Dec 7th due to staffing issues

BOURBONNAIS – Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 (BESD53) school officials are reporting students at Liberty Intermediate School and the Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center (BUGC) will...

Region 7 falls below 20% as hospitalization rise streak ends after nearly a month

KANKAKEE – After nearly a week of positivity increases in Region 7 and hospitalizations admissions, decreases in both metrics came Sunday afternoon. The Illinois Department...

Quincy takes #2 spot in Worst Outbreak in Nation Saturday, Kankakee remains in Top 5

BOURBONNAIS – Quincy has moved into the number two spot in the Nation for ‘Where the Outbreak is Worst’ now across the Nation. According to...
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