Kankakee Community College announces Spring 2020 semester will remain entirely online
Kankakee Community College announced today it will shift to online-based coursework until the end of the Spring 2020 semester as a measure to combat the potential spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
‘Blue Whale’ in sewer system? Flushing these items could do it
Flushing these items could put a ‘Blue Whale’ in sewer system.
The City of Kankakee is
asking residents to not flush items they’ve recently stock up...
Meijer suspends 24 hour service, offers senior hours
The store’s new hours will be 8 am to 10 pm. Pay at the pump gas sales will continue to operate inside of a 24 hour window. Meijer will also begin providing senior citizens and customers with chronic health problems a special shopping window from 7-8 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
COVID-19 in Kankakee County reported at Riverside Medical Center
A man in his 70s tested positive for COVID-19 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. The patient was since sent home to be quarantined.
In...
Kankakee County Health Department is NOT a testing site for COVID-19
Kankakee County Health Department is NOT a testing site for
COVID-19.
That’s the message local Health Department officials are enforcing this morning, telling people showing symptoms...
Kankakee Sheriff responses limited due to COVID-19
Kankakee Sheriff’s Department announced earlier this afternoon Sheriff’s Office personnel as well as other first-responders will be limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sheriff Mike Downey has modified current police response policies. Effective immediately, deputies will make every effort to limit exposure to the general public for non-life threatening calls for service.
