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...

Physicians Immediate Care begins COVID-19 testing with Abbott ID

Physicians Immediate Care announced this week they will begin testing for COVID-19 at all 34 of their Illinois locations.  Physicians Immediate Care is the only...

Wal-Mart joins list of employers to have workers wear face masks

Wal-Mart announced a change in policy on Friday, requiring all employees to wear face masks.  The new policy won’t take effect until Monday, April...

COVID-19: Now 40% of Riverside’s Miller Center residents infected

Riverside Healthcare announced this afternoon 28 of its 70 residents are now infected with COVID-19. That number has doubled in just two days since the...

COVID-19: Will County climbs past 1,500 cases, 92 deaths

Will County Health Department officials have seen COVID-19 cases counts climb past 1,500 cases today, now standing at 1,567 total cases with 92 deaths. Over...

COVID-19: Iroquois County case count nearly doubled in past 48 hours

Iroquois County Health Department officials have seen cases within the County nearly double in the past 48 hours. On Thursday, Iroquois County Health Department announced...

COVID-19: Kankakee County announces 1 new death, now 270 cases in County

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced 5 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.  Among them included men and women ranging in...
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