COVID-19

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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...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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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...

Researchers ask if survivor plasma could prevent coronavirus

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By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Survivors of COVID-19 are donating their blood plasma in droves in hopes it helps other patients recover from the...

Google search data suggest second wave is coming

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Google has seen a spike in search trends here in the U.S. suggesting a second COVID-19 wave is on the way. Google search data...

Adventure Christian Church offering Antibody Testing

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Antibody testing has been available for some time in Kankakee with healthcare clinics like Midwest Express Clinic in Bourbonnais one of the first  in...

Paper says Abbott 5-minute COVID-19 testing device is flawed

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A paper claiming Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 tests had missed a third of all positive samples has been verified and published by the Journal...

IDPH: Over 130,000 COVID-19 in Illinois, 91 dead, 766 new cases Thursday

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Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 766 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 91 additional confirmed deaths. Among today’s...

Stocks sink, reversing recent gains, as virus cases spike

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By ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Stocks are down sharply on Wall Street Thursday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average more...
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