COVID-19

Kankakee County Residents Reflect on National COVID-19 Day

KANKAKEE, Ill. - Today marks National COVID-19 Day in the United States, a day dedicated to reflecting on the impact of the pandemic on communities across the world. On this...

IDPH to offer 1 Million COVID-19 tests to K-12 public school districts 

CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday it will provide a one-time bulk shipment over-the-counter...

“This may force schools to go remote,” Governor says as Administration asks for immediate appeal of School Safety ruling  

CHICAGO - Governor Pritzker has asked the Illinois Attorney General’s office for an immediate appeal of Judge Grischow’s...

Multiple area schools begin to implement “masks optional” policy beginning Monday 

PEOTONE - Multiple schools in Illinois will begin instituting a “masks optional” policy beginning Monday. Among them, Peotone...

Illinois records pandemic high of more than 200,000 COVID cases in one week

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health said Friday that the state had recorded 201,428 new cases...

State school board gets pushback on mask mandate

SPRINGFIELD – A capacity crowd packed into the Illinois State Board of Education room on Wednesday as many more stood outside the building to...

Doctor: Illinois threatening medical license over mandatory mask opposition

(The Center Square) – A school board member in Illinois who is also a doctor says state regulators are threatening his medical license over...

Illinois tourism industry facing obstacles amid rise in COVID-19 cases

(The Center Square) – As the Illinois tourism industry struggles to get back on its feet, some are stressing that people need to feel...

“High Transmission” status returns to Kankakee County

KANKAKEE – Local officials are warning that Kankakee County has now once again found itself in the High Transmission category for COVID-19. Local health officials...

Over 200 COVID-19 cases tied to Lollapalooza

CHICAGO – Local health officials have tied over 200 cases of COVID-19 to Lollapalooza. The concert, which ran four days from July 29th to August...

Clean energy job sector trying to recover from pandemic

(The Center Square) – The COVID-19 pandemic hit the clean energy job market hard, with more than 17,000 workers at one point filing for unemployment....
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