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...

“Needless suffering and death” will come from reopening, Fauci tells Senate

https://youtu.be/CXhHOuv4Gmw Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert who served Presidents dating back to Ronald Reagan, says reopening too soon will result in...

New state models show mid-June peak in Illinois

Illinois released new state models from researchers at some of Illinois’ top educational institutions on Monday, which predict plateauing peak expanding from mid-May into...

NEW RECORD: Kankakee County flies past 750 cases, 82 including four children on Monday

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced a record number of cases recorded in a 24-hour window, with 82 new cases reported Monday.  There are now...

Quincy Bar “putting the entire region’s economy at risk” says Governor

Monday afternoon, Governor Pritzker addressed a restaurant and bar reopening in Quincy on Monday, defying the Governor’s stay-at-home order. The Scoreboard in Quincy located...

OUTBREAK: 40 cases of COVID-19 now at Manteno Veterans Home

Developing Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ezike updated the Veterans Home statistics earlier this afternoon.  Of those, Manteno Veterans Home is now reporting...

Illinois Governor’s staff member tests positive for COVID-19, is asymptomatic

Governor J.B. Pritzker reported through his social media on Monday morning a member of his senior staff tested positive for COVID-19.  The staff member...
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