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...

Olivet Nazarene tells students: Buy Ramen, “Prepare to Quarantine”

BOURBONNAIS - Olivet Nazarene University officials are telling students to prepare to quarantine when returning to the Bourbonnais campus this fall. The school will welcome...

Over 45,000 students in Naperville schools set to go remote through October

Naperville School Districts announced they will go fully remote learning from home through October. The announcement came Friday from the Indian Prairie School District...

WHO warns COVID-19 pandemic likely to be ‘lengthy’

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned this week COVID-19 is likely to be "lengthy" as it met to evaluate the situation. It's been...

Multiple COVID-19 cases linked to sports leagues and events, 87 in Kankakee this week

Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) officials reported Friday the Communicable Disease Team has traced multiple COVID-19 cases back to sports leagues and events. The announcement...

IDPH announces 1.9k COVID cases, largest single day report since May

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday 1,941 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 21 additional confirmed deaths. It's the...

$200 fine subject to anyone violating Wisconsin mask mandate

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday a statewide mask mandate due to a recent spike in coronavirus cases. Evers has already faced issues...
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