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...

Iroquois County Free COVID-19 testing on Monday, May 11th

Riverside Healthcare announced this week they will be offering free testing for COVID-19 at their Riverside Watseka Campus located at 1490 E. Walnut Street...

48 Hours of Death: 4,978 die from COVID-19 in US in two days, WHO reports

The World Health Organization reports this weekend 4,978 people died in the United States last Thursday and Friday due to COVID-19.  The 48 hour...

St. Anne’s Mayor says Church service can resume Sunday, Churches ignore him

A local mayor has ended his community’s stay-at-home order for local Churches.  St. Anne Mayor David O’Connell announced the village would not close any churches...

BAD WEEK: Iroquois County reports 22 new COVID-19 cases since Sunday, Merkle Knipprath nursing home

Saturday afternoon marked the end of a bad week as 22 new cases of COVID-19 had been reported across the Iroquois County since last...

COVID-19: 2nd Teen dies in Will County as cases rise to 2,639, surpasses 150 deaths

On Friday, Will County Health Department announced a second teen had died in Will County due to COVID-19.  The first teenager to die from...

“Don’t be afraid to come to our ER,” says Kankakee Hospital CEO

During Friday’s community press conference for COVID-19, Phil Kambic, CEO of Riverside Healthcare, stressed the importance hospitals in the area have placed on containment...
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