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...

Menards issues COVID-19 mask requirement to Customers ahead of May 1st

BRADLEY - Governor Pritzker’s revised stay-at-home order begins on Friday.   While the order states wearing masks in public is not optional when in an enclosed group...

‘No mask, no ride’ policy begins tomorrow for Kankakee Bus Service

River Valley Metro will institute a ‘no mask, no ride’ policy beginning May 1st. The bus service’s latest measures in the name of public health...

COVID-19: 3 children, 1 teen included in 18 new Kankakee County cases

Kankakee County Health Department Officials announced on Wednesday afternoon 18 new cases, including three children and a teen within the County limits, bringing totals...

Illinois eclipses 50,000 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

Illinois Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday the State had eclipsed 50,000 total COVID-19 cases across the state.  Of those, 2,253 have been...

Illinois State Rep. files 2nd Lawsuit against Stay-at-Home ‘including everyone’

A second lawsuit has been filed against Governor Pritzker’s  stay-at-home order, this time by Republican State Representative for the 68th District, John Cabello. The...

COVID-19: Iroquois County announces 8 new cases since Saturday

Iroquois County's COVID-19 count has exploded since Saturday. Iroquois County Health Department announced nearly half of their entire COVID-19 count to date as eight new...
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