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...

Circuit Candidate Scott says COVID response at Kankakee Courthouse ‘completely irresponsible’

KANKAKEE – Early Tuesday afternoon, Nicole Scott, a Libertarian running for the Circuit Clerk in Kankakee, warned residents of a COVID-19 infection at the...

Pritzker imposes added COVID-19 restrictions on most populous region, warns of ‘COVID storm’

By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Warning of a “COVID storm” coming, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is placing restrictions on another region...

Region 7 climbs to 9.6%, Illinois projected to surpass 400,000 COVID-19 cases by Nov 2nd

BOURBONNAIS – Region 7’s climb up the top of the COVID-19 charts continued Tuesday as the region reported a rolling seven-day positivity rating of...

Illinois State Police didn’t issue any citations over the weekend for COVID-19 violations

By Greg Bishop | The Center Square (The Center Square) – Despite threats from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that Illinois State Police would be deployed to enforce...

Herscher HS moves to remote learning after 3 COVID-19 events in school district

HERSCHER – The Kankakee County Health Department alerted Herscher Community Unit School District #2 of a COVID-19 outbreak days after administration officials reported 19...

114 COVID cases reported by Kankakee Health Monday

BRADLEY – Over 100 new cases were reported Monday by Kankakee County Health Department officials as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across Illinois. Monday, the...
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