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…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Saturday announced 2,119 new cases of COVID-19 and added 80 people, including a Winnebago County woman older than 100, to the state's pandemic death toll.…

By Michael Tackett and Josh Boak Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The New Deal was really a series of new deals, spread out over more than six years during the Great Depression — a menu of nationally scaled projects that were one part…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The drive-through COVID-19 testing site the UIC Health Sciences Campus fell short of its capacity Friday, but managed to conduct more than 350 tests. "Today, at the UIC site, we tested 364…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter LOVES PARK- The City of Loves Park is halting a project to reconstruct a portion of River Lane and suspending its annual residential road resurfacing plan because of coronavirus shutdowns. "The pandemic has put…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday announced 2,724 new cases of  COVID-19 including 108 additional deaths. There are now 1,795 COVID-related deaths in Illinois, including four local…

By Jim Mustian Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors charged a New York retailer Friday with hoarding tons of disposable masks, surgical gowns and hand sanitizer in a Long Island warehouse and selling the items at huge…

By Kevin Bessler (The Center Square/TRRT) – Already bleeding millions of dollars because of the COVID-19 pandemic, college and university officials across Illinois are contemplating whether students will be able to return for the fall…

Staff Report ROCKTON - The 2020 Old Settlers Days festival will not happen, the Rockton Lions Club announced Friday. "COVID-19 has impacted all our lives significantly," the Lions said in a statement. "As a result, we are saddened to…

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram and Kevin Freking Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a $484 billion bill Friday to aid employers and hospitals under stress from the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Illinois would see its COVID-19 death toll skyrocket without its stay-at-home order. That is the message Gov. J.B. Pritzker sent to reporters Thursday at his daily press briefing as he announced he…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Gov. J.B. Pritzker onThursday announced that he will extend the statewide stay-at-home order until May 30 with a number of adjustments. Under the new order, nonessential retail businesses may offer…

By John O'Connor AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois House Republicans on are suggesting ways to slowly reopen businesses and relax restrictions on public interaction as the threat from COVID-19 potentially recedes.…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Community Action Agency of Winnebago and Boone Counties, in partnership with YMCA of Rock River Valley; Rockford Housing Authority; Rockford Park District; and Lifescape Community Services, will continue to…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Illinois officials announced the state's largest daily count of COVID-19 cases Wednesday. There were 2,049 new infections statewide, a mark Gov. J.B. Pritzker says is largely the result of more…