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...

COVID-19: Over half of all residents at Riverside Miller Center infected in Kankakee

Illinois Department of Public Health officials reports this afternoon 39 of Riverside’s Miller Center’s 70 residents are now infected with COVID-19. That number is up...

Citadel of Kankakee begins reporting COVID-19 cases, count now at 2

Illinois Department of Public Health is now reporting two cases of COVID-19 at Citadel of Kankakee. The facility has been on lock-down since March, prior...

Joliet Nursing Home COVID-19 counts rise to 105

Symphony of Joliet now has over 100 cases of COVID-19 at their facility, with 50 of those staff at the facility.  Out of 105 who...

COVID-19: Recovery Rates eclipse 25% in Kankakee County for first time

Kankakee County Health Department Officials announced on Monday six new cases of COVID-19 within the County limits. Those new cases included a male and female...

227k COVID-19 tests run, now nearly 46k cases in Illinois

Illinois Department of Public Health announced today 227,628 COVID-19 tests have now been run by the State.  Of those, 45,883, or over 20% of...

COVID-19: No new recoveries in Kankakee since Friday

Kankakee County Health Department Officials announced Sunday afternoon two new cases of COVID-19 within the County limits. Those new cases included a male and female...
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