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,...

2nd Death from COVID-19 reported in Kankakee

A second individual has died in Kankakee from COVID-19. The individual, a man in his 80s from Bourbonnais, died this morning. He had underlying health issues. ...

COVID-19 kills Kankakee woman, 1st County death

A woman in Kankakee has died from COVID-19. That news shared today by the Kankakee County Health Department as cases this morning at 9 am still...

‘Deeply disturbed’ Rep. Parkhurst requesting ‘urgent action’ on Shapiro incidents

State Representative Lindsay Parkhurst released a statement late last night regarding the ongoing developments at Shapiro Developmental Center. In the statement, Rep. Parkhurst says...

KVPD negligence, courts shut down following delayed COVID-19 response

Sports currently elude us all. But physical activity doesn’t have to. If it wasn’t relevant a shutdown was needed with every respected sports league on Earth...

Shapiro Concerns addressed tonight by Kankakee Mayor Wells-Armstrong

Kankakee Mayor Wells-Armstrong addresses Shapiro Concerns Kankakee Mayor Chasity Wells-Armstrong announced tonight via Facebook Live she is drafting a letter to address concerns at Shapiro Developmental Center. Shapiro,...

CSL Behring worker tests positive for COVID-19

A worker at one of Kankakee County’s top employers has tested positive for COVID-19.  CSL Behring employees around 1,700 people locally. Earlier today...
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