30 counties at warning level; positivity rate at 3.9 percent
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The state reported another 2,145 cases of COVID-19 on Friday as 56,661 tests were completed over the previous...
Governor Pritzker Gives Update on Mitigation Measures for Region 7
Kankakee, IL – Governor Pritzker announced mitigation measures for Region 7 including Kankakee and Will counties will continue until the average positivity rate falls...
Kroger Health Expands Flu Shot Program to Help Combat the Challenges of COVID-19
CINCINNATI - Kroger Health, the healthcare division of The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), today announced a comprehensive flu shot program, designed to help Americans...
Pritzker talks vaccine, contact tracing, university spread
By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinoisjnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
SPRINGFIELD – The statewide COVID-19 test positivity rate hit its lowest point since July 26 on Wednesday as the Illinois...
1 in 3 COVID-19 cases active in Kankakee County, new Anti-Mask effort begins
KANKAKEE – The Kankakee County Health Department reported 63 new cases of COVID-19 following the Labor Day Holiday weekend.
Among new cases reported over the...
Health historian finds similarities between COVID-19 pandemic and 1918 pandemic
By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square
(The Center Square) — A Northern Illinois University history professor has been studying the similarities between the 1918 Spanish...
