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,...

Bradley Animal Hospital closed after COVID cases, reopening Nov. 16th

BRADLEY - The Bradley Animal Hospital located at 130 S Kinzie Ave in Bradley closed this week after cases of COVID at the building....

Kankakee Hospital announces new restrictions hours after record case numbers

KANKAKEE – Riverside Healthcare announced new restrictions to visitors Friday afternoon an hour after the Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) reported a record 238...

Olivet Nazarene continues counting COVID, record 51 active

BOURBONNAIS – Cases continue to mount at Olivet Nazarene University which continued setting records Saturday with now 51 active cases on campus Saturday. ...

Kankakee-Will Region 7 likely placed under TIER 2 mitigations next week

BOURBONNAIS — The last time Region 7 fell under a double-digit weekly positivity rating was October 25th when the area was at 9.8%. On...

Olivet Nazarene restricts student movement as campus reports record case numbers

BOURBONNAIS - Students at Olivet Nazarene University have an asked to restrict movement in the community to only activities absolutely necessary. The request came...

2,800+ COVID cases in Will County since Halloween

JOLIET – Since October 31st, Will County Health Department has reported over 2,800 new cases and 19 newly reported COVID deaths in Will County.  During...
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