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 Developmental Center reports 44 residents exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms

Shaprio Developmental Center now has nine confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 44 residents exhibiting symptoms of the Virus as of Sunday. That was the information sent out union representatives in a letter obtained by Country Herald, allegedly sent by Facility Center Director Lynne Gund via the AFSCME Local 29 Facebook Group.

Will County releases COVID-19 Case Map

Will County Health Department unexpectedly release a case map of positive COVID-19 cases.  According to the map, it appears to show most cases in Will County...

Over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases reported in Illinois on Sunday

Illinois announced 1,105 new cases of COVID-19 today, including 18 deaths.  That brings Illinois’ total to 4,596 cases including 65 deaths across 47 counties...

IRMA releases new COVID-19 guidelines to protect grocery, retail workers

Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) announced on Saturday they’ve released new Social Distancing Guidance to employers across the State of Illinois. “To be clear, there’s...

COVID-19: Illinois update, 685,623 COVID-19 cases Worldwide

As of Sunday morning, 38 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Kankakee County. Will County Health Department will close its doors starting...

Seniors 65+ now eligible to test at Federal Wal-Mart COVID-19 site

Department of Health and Human Services announced this morning the site requirements for testing at the Wal-Mart Joliet Federal COVID-19 Testing Site at 2424...
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