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...

For third day in a row, Illinois announces over 2k new COVID-19

Illinois Department of Public Health announced 2,126 new COVID-19 cases and 59 deaths on Sunday.  That announcement marks the third day in a row...

COVID-19: Iroquois County reports 8 active cases, 4 new this week

Iroquois County Health Department officials announced late Saturday night two new cases of COVID-19 had been reported in the county, as the area continues...

COVID-19: Kankakee County no new deaths for first time in 10 days

Kankakee County Health Department Officials announced Saturday afternoon the agency only could report one new cases of COVID-19 within the County limits. That new cases,...

COVID-19: Illinois crosses 40k total cases, announcing 2,119 new cases Saturday

Illinois Department of Public Health announced an additional 2,119 new COVID-19 cases this afternoon, bringing State of Illinois totals to 41,777 total cases.  Cases...

Over half of Iroquois County COVID-19 cases now recovered

Iroquois County Public Health Department officials announced Friday over half of all COVID-19 cases have recovered from the pandemic. The County also announced one new...

COVID-19 can remain in eye fluid for nearly a month, study shows

A study released April 17th by a team of 13 Italian doctors shows COVID-19 can remain in a person’s eye fluid for weeks, acting...
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