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...

“Pork Capital” of the Midwest will not enforce stay-at-home, face coverings during COVID-19

Pittsfield is the self-proclaimed "Pork Capital" of the Midwest with a long history of meat packing in the region. Yet, despite the recent bad PR...

COVID-19: Will County shoots past 3,000 cases total, adds 160 cases Monday

Will County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 160 new cases in the County since the pandemic began, bringing pandemic totals to 3,087.  Cases...

Kankakee has worst COVID-19 day in nearly a month, 23 new cases announced

The Kankakee County Health Department announced today 23 new cases of COVID-19.  It’s the most cases the County has announced in a single day...

62% of COVID-19 deaths in Illinois come outside of Chicago, per Monday

Chicago has topped 1,000 deaths in the City due to COVID-19 on Sunday. Mayor Lori Lightfoot shared the grim report with reporters during a conference...

Bourbonnais Elementary, Riverside want to help kids with questions on COVID-19

Riverside Hospital is working to provide an opportunity for local students to have their questions asked on COVID-19. Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 is partnering...

3,000 deaths, 200,000 cases daily projected by Trump Administration in June

As the Trump Administration continues to downplay the Pandemic, officials inside the Administration now report as many as 3,000 deaths per day are projected...
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