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...

‘A Llama named Winter’ unsung hero in the fight against COVID-19?

Could a llama named “Winter” be one of the unsung heroes in the war against COVID-19.  During an interview with Vermont Public Radio, Daniel Wrapp, a...

Bourbonnais Mayor reports Village employees, staff test positive for COVID-19

During a Village Board meeting tonight on ZOOM, Bourbonnais Mayor Paul Schore announced some Village employees had tested positive for COVID-19 during a recent mass...

COVID-19: After weekend pause, Grant Park reports, Kankakee County has 955 cases to date

Kankakee County Health Department reported Monday for the first time since Friday today.  That in part to a decision to cease weekend report of...

Illinois Contact Tracing Collaborative: A Locally-Driven Approach to Massively Scale Up Contact Tracing

Chicago – Building on a robust, statewide effort to ensure Illinois can safely reopen, Governor Pritzker announced the Illinois Contact Tracing Collaborative, a locally-driven...

Sheriff warns of COVID-19 ‘Contact Tracing’ SCAM in Will County

The Will County Sheriff’s office has issued a warning surrounding ‘Contact Tracing’ scams associated with the ongoing battle against COVID-19. Contact Tracing is the art...

Ignoring outbreaks, Iroquois County Board votes to open all businesses

By Mack Berry At almost exactly the same time the hundredth Iroquois County resident was found to be infected with the Novel Coronavirus-19 disease, the Iroquois...
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