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: A Reminder on What to Do if You Feel Sick

Kankakee, IL – The Kankakee Fire Department continues to monitor novel (new) coronavirus (COVID-19) and would like to remind everyone the steps to take in the...

Doctor explains how to keep safe during COVID-19 while getting groceries

Dr. Jeffery VanWingen has been a family physician for 20 years based in Grand Rapids, MI. This past Monday, the Doctor took time out of his schedule to explain to the public how to keep their home and family safe from groceries and take out exposure to COVID-19.

Kankakee adds 14th COVID-19 case, Woman in 30s

Kankakee County Health Department announced this morning a 14 case of COVID-19 in the area.  Details on the case are limited, but confirmed it is a...

Kankakee County COVID-19 count triples in just 12 hours

Kankakee County’s COVID-19 count has jumped from 4 to 13 cases, tripling the total for the county in just half a day.  Hour by hour today...

19 New COVID-19 cases in Will County

Will County Health Department confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 along with one new death in the area earlier today. That brings Will County’s totals to...

1.8k Illinois COVID-19, 330 new, Statesville Correctional Center now on lock-down

Illinois announced 330 new COVID-19 cases today, bringing the State total to 1,865. Among them, two officers and an inmate at Statesville Correctional Center...
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