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By Jennifer Pelitz Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A man serving 140 years at Stateville Correctional Center for sexually assaulting a boy and killing another has died from COVID-19. Ronald Rice, 66, began a 60-year sentence at Stateville in 1982 after…

By Michael Biesecker Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the first alarms sounded in early January that an outbreak of a novel coronavirus in China might ignite a global pandemic, the Trump administration squandered nearly two months…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The Rockford Police Department is changing some of its safety measures after an officer tests positive for COVID-19. Officers will now wear N95 masks and rubber gloves on all calls for service and…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - There have now been 42 positive COVID-19 tests in Winnebago County, officials announced Saturday. The announcement comes hours after state officials reported 1,453 new positive tests statewide,…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - There are now 10,357 people in Illinois who have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, officials announced Saturday. "The number is sobering and a reminder that…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -  A man has been sentenced to prison for a police chase that happened last year in Rockford. Jabare L. McChristian,  26, was sentenced Thursday, March 26,  to one year in the Illinois Department for aggravated…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Governor JB Pritzker today joined Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Illinois National Guard, and the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Winnebago County State’s Attorney Marilyn Hite Ross, on Friday, announced that a 58-year-old man has been sentenced to 12 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for aggravated DUI. Timothy Buchanan was…

By Don Babwin Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Thursday named former Dallas police Chief David Brown to head the police force in the nation's third largest city, touting his humility and calling him "a…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford man has been sentenced to two five-year prison terms after twice failing to register as a sex offender. Victor Britton, 38, was sentenced March 27 by Judge Joe McGraw. The sentence stems from a…

Staff Report CHICAGO -The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), on Friday, announced 1,209 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 53 additional deaths. There are now 8,904 cases of coronavirus…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Physicians Immediate Care, the largest urgent-care company in Illinois, will roll out Abbott Labs' breakthrough rapid COVID-19 test within the week, the company announced Thursday. Branded as Curbside Care the…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara has stern words for those who insist on gathering in groups despite Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order. The mayor used a portion of a coronavirus press briefing…