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...

Bourbonnais daycare closes due to COVID-19 among employees

Two employees at Crossroads Childcare Center in Bourbonnais have tested positive for COVID-19.  The day care made the announcement via their website late Thursday...

Following KCCSI outbreak, 45 new COVID-19 cases announced Thursday in Kankakee

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced Thursdady afternoon 45 new cases of novel coronavirus in the past 24-hours, bringing active county totals to 266. It’s...

KCCSI closes facility after staff test positive for COVID-19

Officials within Kankakee County Community Services Inc. have closed a facility that hosts a food pantry and other services through at least the end...

IDPH: 894 New COVID-19 Cases, now 6.8k dead in pandemic in Illinois

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 894 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 41 additional confirmed deaths. It’s the...

SHOCKING: CDC estimates put ‘actual cases’ near 20 million in US pandemic

Shocking estimates from the CDC this afternoon as officials report actual COVID-19 cases may be as high as 10 times what are currently reported. “Our...

38,000 cases in 24 hours, US has its worst day in war against pandemic

While Illinois rides a curve in a positive direction, the rest of the US continues to deal with the pandemic. That message was no more...
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