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...

“Deep Cleaning Heroes”: How Illinois ServPro Team Battles Invisible Enemy In COVID-19 Pandemic

The word “hero” has been used quite a lot throughout the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. Occupations such as paramedic, grocery store employee, and...

GOODWILL announces COVID-19 thrift store policies as stores reopen in Wisconsin

The second-hand retailer announced new safety precautions amid the pandemic reopening in Wisconsin. Goodwill Store & Donation Centers of southeastern Wisconsin and metropolitan Chicago announced...

COVID-19: Riverside’s Miller Center deadliest facility in Kankakee County, 14 dead, 68% infected

Over two-thirds of all residents at Riverside’s Miller Rehabilitation Center in Kankakee have now become infected with the deadly pandemic. The Center is now...

42 COVID-19 cases at long-care facilities in Iroquois County

A second Iroquois County nursing home is reporting cases of COVID-19 today. Prairieview Lutheran Homes becomes the second of two Iroquois County nursing home is...

Third Manteno Veterans’ Home resident dies in pandemic

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 2,088 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 74 additional deaths. During today’s report, IDPH...

McDonald’s in Kankakee deals with COVID-19 case

This article was updated Saturday at 6:13pm: The Kankakee McDonald’s restaurant located on 5th Ave, owned by JJC Family Restaurants in Joliet has come under...
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