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 positivity rate rises to 3.0% Saturday, 1,195 new COVID-19 cases

In the past 24 hours, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) officials report 3.7% of all 32,345 tests in the last day have come...

Kankakee County announced 93 new COVID-19 this week

The Kankakee County Health Department announces Friday 27 new cases of COVID-19 in the County.  There are now 345 active cases of the pandemic...

WHO says COVID-19 ‘might be spread in the air’

The World Health Organization is now saying COVID-19 might be spread in the air after 239 scientists urged the agency to say so in...

IDPH announces 1,317 new COVID-19 cases Friday, seven-day positivity up to 2.9%

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Friday 1,317 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 25 additional confirmed deaths. It’s...

IDPH announces over 1k COVID-19 cases for the first time in a month

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Thursday 1,018 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 20 additional confirmed deaths. It’s...

48 in 48: Kankakee County surpasses 1,400 cases, 48 COVID-19 cases in 48 hours

The Kankakee County Health Department is reporting 48 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 48 hours.  There are now 325 active cases in...
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