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...

Shapiro COVID-19 cases rise over 100, 32% of all residents tested in Kankakee

Over 30% of all Shapiro Developmental Center residents have now had COVID-19 tests. As of Friday, April 17th, Shapiro Developmental Center Director Lynne Gund announced...

Illinois names nursing homes, long-term care facilities with COVID-19, Kankakee, Will reporting

Illinois Department of Public Health began releasing names of long-term care facilities tied to COVID-19 positive cases on Sunday.  As of current, over 20...

Will County COVID-19 death toll climbs over 100

Will County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 5 additional deaths of COVID-19, bringing death totals since the pandemic began to 101. An additional 40...

1 Million in U.S. infected with COVID-19 by May, projected data shows

COVID-19 case counts in the U.S. are projected to rise over one million people by May 1st. Just one month ago, on March 22nd, the...

COVID-19: Illinois tops 30,000 infected, nearly 1300 dead

Illinois Department of Public Health officials announced this afternoon COVID-19 cases topped 30,000 today, announcing 1,197 new COVID-19 cases and 33 new deaths.  That...

Student dies due to complications of COVID-19, another in ICU

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, ILL. – The Superintendent at a northern suburban high school is reporting a student has died, likely due to complications from COVID-19. ...
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