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...

Illinois Superintendent publishes “A Public School Administrator’s Timeline of COVID-19 Guidance”

Elgin School Superintendent Tony Sanders has a message for school parents across the Country.  Pandemics aren’t easy. “As an Illinois school district administrator who has...

Kankakee/Will Region 7 rises to 5.7%, highest in last 30 days

The newly formed Kankakee/Will Region 7 area reached a peak for the past month this week.  As of Wednesday, the region’s seven day positivity...

Health experts predict 200,000 dead by Nov 1st, call for 2nd coronavirus shutdown in U.S.

U.S. Health experts are calling for a second coronavirus shutdown in the U.S. and say if we don’t, we will lose over 200,000 lives...

Hospital CEO calls media ‘bias’ on COVID-19 coverage as Riverside tests 200 patients a day

Riverside Healthcare CEO Phil Kambic addressed the public during a Countywide press conference on Wednesday to discuss the state of the COVID-19 locally.  The...

IDPH announces 1,624 cases Thursday, 7-day up to 3.4%

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday 1,624 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 20 additional confirmed deaths. Among today’s...

Lemonade stands to get “bailouts” across America

Bailouts are headed to sidewalks stands across America. Country Time lemonade is turning heads today as it turns to America’s youth to issue...
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