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...

500+ dead from COVID-19 one month after State of Emergency declared in Illinois

One month after a State-of-Emergency was declared for Illinois, officials reported Thursday 1,344 COVID-19 cases and 66 deaths, bringing totals for the State to...

Silver Cross Hospital: ‘32 vents total; most in use,’ in New Lenox for COVID-19

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox has nearly used up all of its ventilators treating COVID-19 patients. “We’re at high capacity on vents.” President and...

Joliet Wal-Mart testing site now accepting all for COVID-19 tests

Will County Health Department officials announced today the Federal Wal-Mart COVID-19 testing site at Jefferson Street in Joliet will now accept anyone symptomatic for...

KCC Alumni Association prepares 361 lunches for Riverside, St. Mary’s staff, seniors

On April 7, the Kankakee Community College Alumni Association offered lunch to the staff of Riverside Medical Center and senior living communities in Kankakee...

COVID-19 impact on Waste and Recycling Procedures

WILL COUNTY --The Resource Recovery and Energy Division, under the Land Use Department, has been actively involved in statewide and Chicagoland discussions about ways...

Will County Sheriff’s Courthouse Deputy 2nd to test positive for COVID-19

Will County Sheriff Mike Kelley is announcing the second Covid-19 positive case has been confirmed within the Sheriff’s Office.   On Friday, March 27th, the male...
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