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...

Kankakee County reaches 20 as COVID-19 testing continues

The Kankakee County Health Department announced at 9 am this morning COVID-19 cases had risen in the county from 17 to 20. Three new...

Federal Disaster Declaration for Illinois, do-not-resuscitate questioned by doctors

A federal disaster declaration has been declared by President Trump for Illinois as the COVID-19 pandemic case count climbed to 2,538 confirmed cases of...

Iroquois County reports 1st case of COVID-19

The case, first tested on Monday by a medical provider, is a man in his 50s located within Iroquois County. The man is currently home in isolation per IDPH guidance. No further information has been released.

U.S. with 80,000 cases now leads World in COVID-19

The United States now has over 80,000 cases of COVID-19 according to data collected by the New York Times. 

Illinois COVID-19 grows to 2.5k cases, 26 dead

Illinois announced 673 new cases of COVID-19 today, bringing its total to 2,538 confirmed cases, claiming a total of 26 lives. Exactly 87%...

Opinion | Groomers death says NOW is time for convenience to die

Patricia Ciamettie, a 72-year-old grandmother and groomer from west suburban Burbank died this past Tuesday as a result of complications due to COVID-19. Grieved...
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