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...

Congressman Kinzinger addresses outbreak at LaSalle Veterans Home

CHANNAHON – Congressman Adam Kinzinger addressed an outbreak of COVID-19 Saturday afternoon at the LaSalle Veterans Home. As of Saturday, the Illinois Department of...

Bradley Animal Hospital closed after COVID cases, reopening Nov. 16th

BRADLEY - The Bradley Animal Hospital located at 130 S Kinzie Ave in Bradley closed this week after cases of COVID at the building....

Kankakee Hospital announces new restrictions hours after record case numbers

KANKAKEE – Riverside Healthcare announced new restrictions to visitors Friday afternoon an hour after the Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) reported a record 238...

Olivet Nazarene continues counting COVID, record 51 active

BOURBONNAIS – Cases continue to mount at Olivet Nazarene University which continued setting records Saturday with now 51 active cases on campus Saturday. ...

Kankakee-Will Region 7 likely placed under TIER 2 mitigations next week

BOURBONNAIS — The last time Region 7 fell under a double-digit weekly positivity rating was October 25th when the area was at 9.8%. On...

COVID-19 risk at dentist lower than thought, study finds

By Cole Lauterbach | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The risk of catching the virus in the dentist’s chair is low, according to infection...
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