Kankakee County Health Department is NOT a testing site for COVID-19
Kankakee County Health Department is NOT a testing site for
COVID-19.
That’s the message local Health Department officials are enforcing this morning, telling people showing symptoms...
What’s in a name? Why it’s COVID-19
In 2015, WHO asked researchers not to name diseases after geographical locations, people or animals. Instead, they asked them to name them under more neutral, generic terms and diseases to avoid negative repercussions that a pandemic can cause.
New Lenox’s Silver Cross Hospital admits patient to ICU with COVID-19
A patient is in the ICU tonight at Silver Cross Hospital in New
Lenox with Coronavirus.
That announcement came from President/CEO Ruth Colby in a
statement earlier...
Orland Square Mall to shut down over COVID-19
Orland Square Mall will close tonight at 7pm and remain closed.
That move comes from Simon Property Group, the owner of Orland Square and various...
Kankakee Sheriff responses limited due to COVID-19
Kankakee Sheriff’s Department announced earlier this afternoon Sheriff’s Office personnel as well as other first-responders will be limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sheriff Mike Downey has modified current police response policies. Effective immediately, deputies will make every effort to limit exposure to the general public for non-life threatening calls for service.
Illinois COVID-19 count jumps from 11 to 288 cases in one week, now in 17 counties
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In just one week, coronavirus cases have jumped from 11 to 288 as the State announced 128 new cases today across 17 counties in...
