Coronavirus Kankakee

Purdue University Sued by Student for Injuries in Basketball Ticket Stampede

West Lafayette, IN - A Purdue University student has filed a lawsuit against the institution following severe injuries incurred during a chaotic rush for basketball tickets last year.  Alanna Nash,...

Bradley, IL – Shots Fired in Camelot Subdivision Tuesday, No Injuries Reported

Bradley, Illinois - In the quiet hours of early Tuesday, residents of the Camelot subdivision in Bradley were...

Illinois Father Faces Charges After Adopted Teen Undergoes Psych Evaluation, Left at Kankakee County Hospital

Kankakee County, IL - A father has been arrested after his adopted teenager was left at a hospital...

Romeoville Man Sentenced to 7 Years After Crashing into Snowbank During Indiana Police Chase

Romeoville, IL - A high-speed chase through LaPorte County, Indiana, culminating in a dramatic crash, has led to...

Will County, IL – St. Joseph Medical Center Nurses Joliet to Hold Informational Picket Tonight 

Joliet, IL - Nurses at Ascension St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet are staging an informational picket today,...

Kankakee Health Admin Bevis urges COVID mitigation action “It’s all about We, Not Me”

KANKAKEE – Kankakee County Health Department Public Health Administrator John Bevis is asking residents in Kankakee to do their part in mitigation of COVID-19...

Some communities cancel Holiday Parades while Bradley, Watseka push on

BRADLEY – Holiday parades in Milford and Paxton have been canceled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising record numbers statewide. Paxton, Milford...

Illinois reports 96 counties at warning level as Region 7 hits record 18.6% Friday

BOURBONNAIS – Illinois has reported 96 counties are now reporting at warning levels throughout the state. The news comes as hospital ICU availability in...

Kankakee Area Career Center goes remote, 22% student population quarantined

BOURBONNAIS – The Kankakee Area Career Center has made the decision to go remote after nearly a quarter of students attending the grounds have...

Manteno Veterans Home reported over 100 cases, 15+ deaths since pandemic began

MANTENO – Over 100 cases of COVID-19 have occured at the Manteno Veterans Home on campus, including over 15 deaths.  The adjacent Prince Home,...

St. Anne goes remote, 2% of students go remote due to lack of faculty in Herscher

ST. ANNE – “It is becoming increasingly more difficult to fully staff our buildings due to quarantines and some positive cases,” Superintendent Charles Stegall...
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