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...

‘Probable Deaths’ from COVID begins publishing on the IDPH site

BOURBONNAIS – Illinois Department of Public Health quietly began the process of publishing ‘probable deaths’ from COVID-19 on their website this weekend.   The release...

State’s top doctor says herd immunity death toll would be ‘unfathomable’

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square (The Center Square) – The state's top doctor said Friday that less than 10 percent of the state's population...

Governor Pritzker under isolation after possible COVID-19 exposure

Chicago — "The Governor’s Office was notified this afternoon of a recent exposure to COVID-19 and as result of that possible exposure is currently...

Olivet Nazarene restricts student movement as campus reports record case numbers

BOURBONNAIS - Students at Olivet Nazarene University have an asked to restrict movement in the community to only activities absolutely necessary. The request came...

Illinois releases Contact Tracing data online, includes school data, interview stats

CHICAGO – New data on contact tracing efforts are now online for Illinois. The state published contact tracing data, added to the IDPH website Friday,...

2,800+ COVID cases in Will County since Halloween

JOLIET – Since October 31st, Will County Health Department has reported over 2,800 new cases and 19 newly reported COVID deaths in Will County.  During...
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