Kankakee County

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Monday that two of the state’s health care regions — Region 1 and Region 7 — are facing dire circumstances as the number of available hospital beds are dwindling.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued an urgent warning Monday about hospitals in Illinois as facilities across the state continue to see overwhelming numbers of coronavirus cases. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Restaurant and bar owners in Will and Kankakee Counties may serve customers indoors as of Friday evening after the region endured more than two weeks of strict mitigations to lower its rolling Coronavirus positivity rate. Lynette Greco Mertens, owner of Sorriso Ristorante in Frankfort, said business has been “like a roller coaster in recent weeks. “Thank God for our patrons…

As a result of declining positivity rates, indoor dining and bar service were allowed to resume Friday in some suburban communities. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

One of Illinois’ healthcare regions will see some of its added coronavirus mitigations lifted Friday as the area’s positivity rate continues to decline, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said.

Sept. 16: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker delivers a coronavirus update.

One of Illinois’ healthcare regions could see some of its added coronavirus mitigations lifted as the area’s positivity rate begins to decline, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday.

The lunch rush at Paris Bistro in Naperville Wednesday looked more like an afternoon in May, when dining establishments across Illinois were only allowed to serve customers outdoors in an effort to fight the spread of coronavirus. “Oh, no.  Not again.  It’s going to be very tough,” said co-owner Jonathan Santos. The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor...

The Illinois Department of Public Health placed indoor dining at bars and restaurants on hold in Will and Kankakee Counties for at least fourteen days starting Wednesday, due to rising positivity rates in coronavirus testing, and business owners are bracing for yet another challenge. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the story.

New coronavirus restrictions take effect Wednesday in one of Illinois’ 11 healthcare regions that includes south suburban Kankakee and Will counties, which continue to see increases in their testing positivity rates.

Gov. Pritzker has announced new restrictions in Kankakee and Will counties after the positivity rate exceeded 8 percent for three days in a row. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

From Chicago’s Loop, where nearly every building and bus stop was marked with graffiti, to the Magnificent Mile, broken glass littered the sidewalks and streets after several stores were looted following protests. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Law enforcement officials in Kankakee County are issuing a “precautionary stay-at-home” advisory amid reports of looting and unrest in Chicago’s southern suburbs. In a press release, Sheriff Mike Downey says that while no reports of lootings or shootings in Kankakee County have been verified by authorities, officials are still asking county residents to stay at home while deputies “deal...

Some suburban leaders have intensified their push to reopen their communities on a different timeline from Chicago and Cook County under Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to reopen the state during the coronavirus pandemic.

Downtown Kankakee, like so many other communities in the far suburbs, sits quiet, and businesses are hoping that they can have a different timeline to reopen from the one instituted by Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Kankakee County, which is part of the Northeast region in Pritzker’s phased reopening plan for the state, may not be able to move into phase...

A south suburban man has been convicted on all charges in a brutal 2017 beating and robbery that took place near a Kankakee forest preserve. According to the Kankakee County Sheriff’s Office, Darrin Reed Jr., 31, of St. Anne was convicted on charges of attempted murder, robbery, and two counts of aggravated battery in connection to the attack. On July…

Sunday will begin with sunny skies in the area, but there is snow in the forecast, especially for areas south of Interstate 80. Throughout the day Sunday, clouds will gradually build and snow will begin to fall in the late afternoon hours, according to forecast models. The heaviest accumulations are expected in the far south suburbs, and areas south of…

The Chicago-area may be nearly a month into spring, but wintry weather ruled the day Sunday as snow fell throughout the region.

Residents are left cleaning up after a heavy spring snow hit the area. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the story. 

The Chicago area is under an Ice Storm Warning, prompting slick, dangerous conditions on roadways and possible power outages as widespread icing occurs.