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...

Wisconsin woman taking drug recommended by Trump for nearly two decades contracted COVID-19

A Wisconsin woman who had been taking hydroxychloroquoine for nearly two decades contracted COVID-19. The story was first reported by WISN. The woman, only idenitifed as...

US intervenes in case challenging Pritzker’s COVID-19 moves

By HERBERT G. McCANN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department intervened Friday in a lawsuit challenging Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order...

NBA says it is talking with Disney about resuming season

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA is in talks with The Walt Disney Company on a single-site scenario for a resumption of play...

2.3k COVID-19 on Saturday, 107k to date in Illinois

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,352 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 75 additional deaths.  Of those 75...

Bradley Bar puts community at risk, opinion valued over experts for indoor dining

A Bradley Bar has begun indoor dining a month before the option is even up for consideration under the 'Restore Illinois' plan. “We feel...

11 long-term care facilities now reporting in Kankakee, Herscher, Bourbonnais added

Harvest View Senior Living in Herscher is now reporting two cases of COVID-19 in their facilities tonight. The location was one of three new listings...
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