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...

“Can’t risk another outbreak,” Bourbonnais Mayor Calls for mitigation

BOURBONNAIS - During Monday night’s Village of Bourbonnais Board Meeting, Mayor Paul Shore furthered the call out for mitigation of the COVID-19 virus by...

40 staff off work as Shapiro in Kankakee sees new spike in COVID-19 cases

Officials are notifying the media tonight of a new outbreak of COVID-19 at Sharpio Developmental Center in Kankakee. Over 40 staff members are now...

Georgia says “Two week delay” in high school football, 26,000 cases last week

Football games in Georgia have been delayed by two weeks, but not canceled due to the pandemic. Georgia High School Association postponed the...

Kankakee County eclipses 400 COVID-19 active cases once again, 17 cases Monday

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced last Friday afternoon the County had eclipsed 400 active cases for the first time since June. There have now...

IDPH Announces 1,173 New Confirmed Cases COVID-19 Monday

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 1,173 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 6 additional confirmed deaths. Among deaths...

Chicago steps back to mitigate COVID-19 again restricting bars, fitness centers

The City of Chicago will be stepping backwards in an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 on Friday. The restrictions come as...
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