Coronavirus Kankakee

Freeport, IL – Family Vehicle Theft Leads to Charges Against Two 13-Year-Olds

Freeport Police charged a 13-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl after a family member reported their vehicle stolen early Friday morning. The incident involved a blue GMC Terrain, initially...

Finalists for First Poet Laureate: Meet the Contenders at Joliet Historic Event

Joliet, IL - The vibrant literary scene of Joliet will reach a new milestone as six distinguished finalists...

Kankakee County Colleges Set for Graduation Weekend: Over 800 Students to Graduate Amid Increased Traffic

Kankakee, IL - Graduation excitement is in full swing this weekend in Kankakee County, with both Kankakee Community...

Livingston County, IL – Early Morning Truck Stop Shooting Hospitalizes One

Dwight, IL - An early morning altercation at the Love’s Truck Stop escalated into gunfire, leaving one individual...

Quack-tastic Rescue: Mokena Police Save Ducklings from a Sticky Situation at Meijer

Mokena, IL - A group of eight ducklings found themselves in a bit of a jam on Monday...

‘Blue Whale’ in sewer system? Flushing these items could do it

Flushing these items could put a ‘Blue Whale’ in sewer system. The City of Kankakee is asking residents to not flush items they’ve recently stock up...

Meijer suspends 24 hour service, offers senior hours

The store’s new hours will be 8 am to 10 pm. Pay at the pump gas sales will continue to operate inside of a 24 hour window. Meijer will also begin providing senior citizens and customers with chronic health problems a special shopping window from 7-8 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

COVID-19 in Kankakee County reported at Riverside Medical Center

A man in his 70s tested positive for COVID-19 at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee.  The patient was since sent home to be quarantined. In...

Kankakee County Health Department is NOT a testing site for COVID-19

Kankakee County Health Department is NOT a testing site for COVID-19. That’s the message local Health Department officials are enforcing this morning, telling people showing symptoms...

Kankakee Sheriff responses limited due to COVID-19

Kankakee Sheriff’s Department announced earlier this afternoon Sheriff’s Office personnel as well as other first-responders will be limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sheriff Mike Downey has modified current police response policies. Effective immediately, deputies will make every effort to limit exposure to the general public for non-life threatening calls for service.

Riverside Healthcare issues statement on COVID-19 tests, Immediate Care in Meijer closed

“Recently government officials announced the expanded availability of COVID-19 testing. While that number is expected to increase, there is still a very limited capacity nationwide and testing will only be used for cases that meet strict criteria as determined by your doctor in coordination with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).”
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