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 County Courthouse asks visitors to wear masks

The Kankakee County Courthouse is asking visitors to wear a mask. That was the request of Judge Kramer, Chief Judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit along with...

Kankakee County Announces 3rd Death, now 68 cases

The Kankakee County Health Department announced this afternoon there are now 68 cases of COVID-19 in the County.  Seven of those cases have recovered. No further information was given...

COVID-19: Kankakee County rises to 61

Kankakee County Health Officials announced this morning 2 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total for the County to 61.  Cases included two men,...

47 symptomatic, 13 positive COVID-19 at Shapiro in Kankakee

Four additional individuals connected with Shapiro have tested positive for COVID-19 since Saturday, including seven staff members and six residents. Shapiro Developmental Center released...

Kankakee County’s 2nd death serves as a reminder to be tested

Kankakee County Health Department officials released new numbers of COVID-19 cases this afternoon, which climbed to 59 total cases. With “Case 58, Male...

River Valley Metro announces reduced Service due to COVID-19

River Valley Metro announced beginning Monday, April 6th, buses will be making temporary changes in services provided, including all fixed routes ending at 7...
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