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...

New Lenox, Orland Park Berkot’s Super Foods employees test Positive For COVID-19

Berkot’s Super Foods is reporting at least one employee at its Orland Park and New Lenox locations have tested positive for COVID-19. The news was...

COVID-19 RNA found in air droplets

Scientists have discovered RNA from COVID-19 in air droplets. First reported in the journal Nature, sixteen scientists say genetic markers of the virus smaller than...

Cubs, Sox could play in same division under ‘pandemic realignment’ proposal

Major League Baseball officials are ‘cautiously optimistic’ baseball could start by late June, or no later than July 2nd. That according to USA Today’s Bob...

Teen dies in Will County from COVID-19

Will County has had it's first death of a teenager from COVID-19. The victim is a female teen from the area. No further information was...

COVID-19: 16 new cases in Kankakee County, including child, now at 354

Kankakee County Health Department Officials announced on Monday 16 new cases, including a child, of COVID-19 within the County limits, bringing totals to 354. One...

Stay-at-Home remains in place for Illinois following “Cheap, political stunt”

Governor Pritzker began his COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday expanding on the ruling from a Southern Illinois Judge yesterday afternoon. “This ruling only applies to one...
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