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...

Pritzker urges schools to focus COVID relief funds

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker took to the road Monday to urge local school districts in Illinois to carefully target the roughly $7 billion...

AMITA Health St. Mary’s Drive-Thru COVID-19 Vaccine Event in Bourbonnais April 9th

BOURBONNAIS - AMITA Health St. Mary’s will host another drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine event this Friday, April 9th, 9 am to 4pm at at 21...

Analysis shows a third of Illinois small businesses have closed

(The Center Square) – Businesses of all sizes have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has been especially difficult for smaller businesses. Using data...

1,200 doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine available this Tuesday to Will County Residents

JOLIET – Will County residents now qualifying for the vaccine will have their chance to receive their first dose of the Pfizer COVID vaccine...

Report: Tens of thousands of Illinois students didn’t attend school last fall

(The Center Square) – Early estimates from state officials show tens of thousands of Illinois students didn’t attend school in 2020.  When the school year...

3,526 new COVID-19 cases are one-day high since Feb. 5

SPRINGFIELD – The state reported 3,526 new confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 Thursday, the highest one-day total since Feb. 5. That drove the seven-day...
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