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...

New Lenox Café temporarily shuts down due to COVID-19 among employees

A New Lenox Café has shut down temporarily due to a positive COVID-19 among it’s employees. Gina’s Teardrop Café, located at 826 W Laraway Road...

Kankakee County sees a 20% boost in active cases since Friday, Hospitalizations nearly doubled

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced this afternoon 42 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.  It’s the second day in a row the County...

CVS adds 16 new COVID-19 testing sites in Illinois, including Kankakee

CVS announced Thursday 16 new COVID-19 testing sites, in Illinois, including Kankakee.  All the new drive thru sites will be drive-thrus. The total brings...

IDPH: 857 New COVID-19 Cases, 39 deaths Friday

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 857 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 39 additional confirmed deaths. Among...

Kankakee County enters warning territory after IDPH releases COVID-19 risk map

The Illinois Department of Public Health has released a new metric map to engage local level awareness of each county’s progress during Phase 4....

US hits new record, 40,000 cases in 24 hours

Vice President Mike Pence announced this morning 40,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. It’s a new record for single day cases in...
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