COVID-19

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 evening, but thanks to the quick action of the Mokena Police...

Suicidal Individual Found Safe After Late-Night Search in Kankakee County

Limestone, IL - Emergency teams successfully concluded a late-night search for a suicidal individual reported missing late Tuesday...

Manteno, IL – Kankakee County Awarded $2.9 Million IDOT Grant for Highway 9 Overhaul Ahead of EV Plant Opening

Manteno, IL - Kankakee County has been awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation...

Lockport Man, Felon, Charged with Attempted Murder in Reported Racially Modivated Shooting 

Lockport Township, IL - John P. Shadbar, 70, of Lockport Township, has been charged with attempted first degree...

New Lenox, IL – Free Mental Health Workshop Aims to Educate and Empower

New Lenox Safe Community Coalition, in collaboration with New Lenox School District #122, will host a free workshop...

Number of overall ICU beds in Illinois down nearly 1,000

(The Center Square) – Despite the past wave of COVID-19 decreasing and then leveling off, the number of total beds continued to decrease. Some...

State adopts federal guidance recommending Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11

SPRINGFIELD – One day after the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that children between the ages of 5 and 11 receive...

COVID mandates oust cops nationwide, police leaders warn of fallout

By Casey Harper | The Center Square (The Center Square) – COVID-19 vaccine mandates have sparked nationwide controversy and led to firings and resignations around the...

Kankakee County Board issues opposition to Health Care Right of Conscience Act amendment

KANKAKEE – The Kankakee County Board Executive Committee unanimously voted Tuesday in opposition to an amendment of The Health Care Right of Conscience Act. “The...

Nurses granted temporary restraining order in vaccine mandate case

(The Center Square) – Six nurses employed by Riverside Healthcare in Kankakee who filed a lawsuit against the hospital over their right to refuse...

State unveils plan for vaccinating children aged 5 to 11

(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is readying plans to vaccinate school-aged children younger than 12 against the coronavirus. The Food and Drug...
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