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...

‘All we have is distance’ Kankakee Mayor addresses City following ‘Stay-at-Home’ order

The Mayor’s statement came hours following Governor Pritzker’ ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order for the State of Illinois to go into effect later tonight at 5 pm and last through April 7th. Late last night, Kankakee Health Department announced the second case of COVID-19 in the Kankakee County.

Kankakee Health Department confirms COVID-19 case, now 2 in County

Illinois Department of Health (IDPH) confirmed a second positive case of COVID-19 today in Kankakee County. The individual is a woman in her 80s that had contact with the first case reported this week. She tested positive at AMITA St. Mary’s Hospital.

Playgrounds? Pets? Travel? Common Q&As from “Stay-at-Home” Order

Tonight we break down everything, from what WILL BE OPEN and what NEEDS TO CLOSE to what you can and cannot do just to clear your head from the stuffiness of your house.

Illinois issues ‘Stay-at-Home’ Order starts Saturday, 585 COVID-19 cases in 25 counties

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 163 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including the death of a Cook County...

Bourbonnais Fire Protection District COVID-19 Update

The following is a message from the Bourbonnais Fire Department: The Bourbonnais Fire Protection District has taken the following steps to protect our firefighters, paramedics and the...

Governor Pritzker to announce Illinois shelter-in-place order, starts Saturday

DEVELOPING A sources say Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will issue a "shelter-in-place" order for the State of Illinois, beginning Saturday. Per source, Pritzker will announce...
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