COVID-19 Update: ‘Cautious optimism,’ pleas to stay home ahead of holiday weekend
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s rolling seven-day average COVID-19 case positivity rate decreased by a half point Tuesday to 10.4 percent...
Report details problems with ventilation, staff and hand sanitizer at LaSalle vets home
(The Center Square) – A report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs detailed problems at a LaSalle Veterans' Home including ventilation problems, ineffective...
Illinois’ Initial vaccine shipment may be one-fifth of what was originally expected
By PETER HANCOCKCapitol News Illinoisphancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the state of Illinois may be less than one-quarter of what...
Kankakee exceeds 8,000 COVID cases in pandemic, 4,000+ active
KANKAKEE – Kankakee County reported one case above what has become the daily average in November Tuesday.
In total, 187 new reported cases of COVID-19...
24 Days Later: 101 Dead, Kankakee doubles all COVID-19 cases in less than a month
KANKAKEE – Shaprio Developmental Center is the site of another outbreak of COVID-19.
Monday the Illinois Department of Public Health verified reports of 70 cases...
BESD53 pushes return date at two schools back to Dec 7th due to staffing issues
BOURBONNAIS – Bourbonnais Elementary School District #53 (BESD53) school officials are reporting students at Liberty Intermediate School and the Bourbonnais Upper Grade Center (BUGC) will...
