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Illinois Health Departments Request Dead Birds for West Nile Virus Monitoring

Watseka, IL - The Iroquois County Public Health Department, along with several other health departments across Illinois, is calling for public assistance in collecting dead birds to help monitor...

Grain Bin Incident in Paxton Leads to Hospitalization

Paxton, IL - A worker was hospitalized after injuring his leg while operating a skid-loader inside a grain...

Structural Concerns Over a DuPage River Bridge Force Immediate Actions: IDOT

Shorewood, IL - Following an inspection by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), significant structural concerns have necessitated...

Kankakee Valley Theatre Association Celebrates 60 Years with Special Anniversary Event

Kankakee, IL - The Kankakee Valley Theatre Association (KVTA) invites the community to celebrate its 60th Anniversary with...

Cross-State Arrest: Chicago Woman “In Love” with Lake County Teen Faces Multiple Felony Charges

Hobart, IN - Hobart Police have detained 27-year-old Estefany Sierra Rios following a concerning report made on April 29...

Steak ‘n Shake to close 57 restaurants in pandemic

Steak’n Shake announced Monday it will close 57 locations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The closings are said to be caused by the coronavirus-stricken economy,...

NEW RECORD: Kankakee County flies past 750 cases, 82 including four children on Monday

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced a record number of cases recorded in a 24-hour window, with 82 new cases reported Monday.  There are now...

OUTBREAK: 40 cases of COVID-19 now at Manteno Veterans Home

Developing Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ezike updated the Veterans Home statistics earlier this afternoon.  Of those, Manteno Veterans Home is now reporting...

Virtual graduation for Kankakee Community College students May 15th

Kankakee Community College announced plans for a virtual presentation for this year’s graduation class on Monday.  The presentation will take place on Friday, May...

COVID-19: Manteno adds +26 Sunday, Kankakee adds 11 cases age 90+

Kankakee County Health Department officials announced on Sunday 33 new cases, among them 11 case age 90 and up.  At least 26 of today’s...

COVID-19: Iroquois County confirms 2nd death, nears 100 cases as Beaverville reports

Iroquois County Health Department officials announced late Saturday a second person has died of COVID-19 inside of the County. There have now been 93 cases...
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