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State employees at the Shapiro Mental Health Center in Kankakee have raised questions about their protection following reports of coronavirus cases at the facility.  Chicago news reports (Tuesday) also revaled family members...

986 known new COVID-19 cases and 42 more deaths Known cases of the new coronavirus in Illinois jumped by 986 including 42 more deaths, the state Department of Public Health said Wednesday. That brings the total known statewide...

WGFA News reported Tuesday afternoon that the number of coronavirus cases in Kankakee County reached 48. Now – that number is up to 52. County Health Department Administrator John Beavis can’t stress enough, the need for everyone...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced 937 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 26 additional deaths. Tuesday afternoon's report included the first cases confirmed in Ford and...

State health officials announced 937 new known cases of COVID-19 and 26 additional deaths in Illinois. That brings the statewide totals to 5,994 known infections and 99 dead since the start of the outbreak. The Governor and...

A man in his 70's is Ford County's first confirmed case of the COVID-19 disease. The resident tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Ford County Public Health Department. “We ask that if you are sick or have symptoms...

The changing culture of how we all adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic will grow as the pandemic continues.  The future of so many of our daily activities will forever be changing as people and the business world find new ways...

President Donald Trump is extending the voluntary national shut-down for a month as sickness and death from the coronavirus pandemic rise in the U.S. The initial 15-day period of social distancing urged by the federal government...

The Illinois legislature canceled session days for this week in the ongoing COVID-19 emergency. Lawmakers in the House also now have until April 24 to get bills out of committee, but no committees are scheduled. And with the...

Gov. J.B Pritzker confirms biggest jump in daily coronavirus cases with 1,105 new cases and 18 known deaths On Sunday afternoon, Gov. J.B Pritzker confirms biggest jump in daily coronavirus cases with 1,105 new cases and 18...