By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Illinois Rep. John Cabello says he will file a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order. Cabello's suit will be the second in the state filed by a…

Staff Report NORTH FOND DU LAC, Wis. - A North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, man is behind bars, accused of more than two dozen crimes, including stealing underwear to set several fires. Michael L. Miller, 43, has been charged in Fond…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Thanks for a partnership between the City of Rockford and Gorman & Company, Founders Landing, in the center of Davis Park, will get makeover. With the city-owned Rockford Conference Center and Gorman &…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford nursing home is first on a list of 40 facilities that will be picketed by a health care union May 8. Representatives from SEIU Healthcare Illinois say they will strike at Alden Debes Manor, 550. S.…

By Michael  Balsamo Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr on Monday ordered federal prosecutors across the U.S. to identify coronavirus-related restrictions from state and local governments "that could be…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CLAY COUNTY, Ill. - The temporary restraining order issued Monday that would temporarily block Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order extension that beings May 1 only applies to one person. According to an…

Staff Report ROCKFORD -  The daily COVID-19 death toll continued to decline Monday as 50 coronavirus-related fatalities were reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Monday's deaths include 34 fatalities in Cook County,…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A man wanted in connection with a homicide that occurred in Green Bay, Wisconsin, earlier this month has been apprehended in Rockford, police announced Monday. Saturday, April 25, the Rockford Police Department…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CLAY COUNTY, Ill. - A Clay County judge on Monday granted a restraining order to temporarily block Illinois'stay-at-home order extension that's set to start May 1. Judge Michael McHaney's ruling is in response…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Winnebago County Forest Preserve will open its gates on May 1 for limited daytime activities. Forest preserve properties, including its three golf courses, will be open from 7 a.m. until a half-hour after…

Staff Report CHICAGO - A federal judge on Monday ordered Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart to implement social-distancing measures for people incarcerated at the county jail. With few exceptions, Judge Matthew Kennelly’s order dictates that…

By Zeke Miller Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After two months of frantic response to the coronavirus, the White House is planning to shift President Donald Trump's public focus to the burgeoning efforts aimed at easing the economic…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sunday announced that more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 and 59 additional deaths have been confirmed in Illinois over the past 24 hours. A total of 2,126 cases of the coronavirus…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A Winnebago County Jail inmate with COVID-19 is in isolation and precautions to stop the spread of the disease are being taken, Sheriff Gary Caruana said Sunday. The detainee is a man in his 40s…

By Rebecca Anzel Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ highest court will hear its May session’s oral arguments through videoconference. The decision, made to follow social distancing and stay-at-home orders in response to…