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: 942 COVID-19 confirmed in Will County, 35 dead

Will County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 35 lives have been claimed to date by COVID-19.  The County now hosts 942 total confirmed...

COVID-19: 150 confirmed in Kankakee, 7 now dead

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 22 new cases of COVID-19, bringing County totals to 150, with the majority of the outbreaks...

Record Highs: IDPH announces 1,529 new COVID-19 cases and 82 deaths on Wednesday

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,529 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 82 additional deaths.  It is the largest...

Village of Manhattan, Partners announce Community COVID-19 response

Village of Manhattan officials announced  “COVID-19 (Coronavirus): Community Partners Response” to residents living in the Manhattan community on Wednesday.  The response is collaboration between...

Kankakee County given “C-” by Social Distancing Scoreboard

Unacast, a company that does deep dives into analytical data through GPS tracking, has started a “Social Distancing Scoreboard” that grades individual areas on...

Department of Revenue Moves to Assist Distillers Making Hand Sanitizer

With many Illinois-based distillers shifting operations to produce needed hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 outbreak, the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR) is ensuring any...
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