The office of Kankakee County Health Department issued the following announcement on Sept. 22.
PSA ALERT! The risk of tick-borne illness is still out there, even as we head into the fall. A Kankakee resident recently tested positive for Heartland Virus, the first reported case in Illinois. Please see below for more information and tips to avoid tick bites.
Original source can be found here.
Source: The office of Kankakee County Health Department