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...

How did a sleep monitoring ring become a coronavirus detector?

So there’s a coronavirus detector, and it’s a ring? It's the Oura Smart Ring, originally marketed as a health and sleep monitoring device, says it...

With 1.3 million tests taken to date, 634 COVID-19 cases announced Saturday

Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 634 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 45 additional confirmed deaths. One of...

Six staffers organizing Tulsa Trump rally tests positive for COVID-19

Six staffers who organized this weekend's Trump rally in Tulsa have tested positive for COVID-19. The staff members had been in Tulsa ahead of today's...

Kankakee County has 11 new cases this week, recovery climbs to 75% countywide

Kankakee  — As of Friday, the Kankakee County Health Department (KCHD) reports 1,235  confirmed cases of the new coronavirus and 61 deaths. The Statewide  recovery...

3,599 new COVID-19 cases, 296 deaths in Illinois this week

On Friday, Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced 692 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 44 additional confirmed deaths....

Illinois Public Schools expected to reopen in Fall, face masks required

ILLINOIS — A lot can change between now and August. For now, as Illinois prepares to enter Stage 4 next Friday, the Illinois...
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