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COVID-19 UPDATE >  The Iroquois County Public Health department (Sunday) announced its first COVID-19 related death, a female in her 60's.  Health officials clarify the data released with an explanation that, a...

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today (Sunday) announced 2,994 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 63 additional deaths. Iroquois County announced its first death as a result...

                       Political divisions emerge as Midwest governors weigh coronavirus cases vs. unemployment. The...

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The Indiana State Department of Health reported Thursday that 669 news cases of COVID-19 were reported since Wednesday. Indiana now has 17,835 cases of the virus. ISDH reports 1,007 people have died. Additional cases were...

The current situation with the COVID-19 crisis will be addressed this (Friday) morning by county leaders in Kankakee County. As a new month gets started, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s modified Stay-at-Home Order continues for...

Five additioonal individuals tested positive for cornavirus in Iroquois County, bringing to 29 the number of those infected. The County health department reported three males and two females tested positive. Twelve have been...

This year’s (2020) Spring Farmers Market in downtown Kankakee is all go. It’s set for Saturday. This year it’s a Drive-Thru only market. Vendors are taking pre-orders for the Saturday distribution. Instructions call for visitors...

The frontline heroes dealing with the coronavirus pandemic get a pat-on-the-back and a free meal from McDonald’s restaurants. Several owners of McDonald’s restaurants are part of an effort to provide a FREE meal to local...

Two pre-school children and a resident in their 30s are the latest to test positive with COVID-19 coronavirus from Vermilion County. The Vermilion County Health Department also reports its first death from the disease, a man in...