By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - There are now 144 positive cases of COVID-19 in Winnebago County, officials reported Thursday. A total of 1,960 people have been tested locally. Of those, 1,144 have been negative while 672 tests are…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford man is behind bars, charged with home invasion, aggravated assault with a firearm and resisting arrest. Mario Davis, 31, is accused of firing a gun as he kicked his way into an apartment building in the…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - It seems harmless and fun-- a bunch of friends on Facebook or other social media are sharing their senior portraits, including the high school name and graduation year, to support the graduating class of 2020 many…

By Christoper Rugaber and Lori Hinnant Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's unemployed swelled toward Great Depression-era levels Thursday, and President Donald Trump reacted to the pressure on the economy by…

Staff Report CHICAGO - Govs. J.B. Pritzker, D-Illinois; Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan; Mike DeWine, R-Ohio; Tony Evers D-Wisconsin; Tim Walz, D-Minnesota; Eric Holcomb, R-Indiana; and Andy Beshear, D-Kentucky; announced Thursday that they…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D), on Thursday, extended the Safer at Home order to May 26. The governor's previous order was set to expire April 24. Evers said the order, which restricted travel and…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing two people at a Rockford Walmart. At about 5 p.m.,  Wednesday, officers responded to the Walton Street store and were told a man purchased a box cutter inside the…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - A Rockford teen faces criminal charges after police respond to a shots-fired incident on the city's southwest side. Adrian Almaraz, 18, is charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm, allegations that stem…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Two Rockford Mass Transit District employees have tested positive for COVID-19, the organization reported Thursday. The workers, a bus driver and administrative employee, are self-isolating at home.…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - MercyHealth, on Thursday, announced a plan to use its hospital at 2400 N. Rockton Ave. for COVID-19 patients. The move will allow Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside to focus on non-COVID patients and other…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - An employee of the Rockford Rescue Mission has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The staff member's age and name have not been released. Mission CEO Sherry Pitney…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The State of Illinois is projecting a $2.7 billion budget deficit for this fiscal year and another $4.6 billion hole for the next. The immediate deficit represents a $6.2 billion loss from the revenue…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The SwedishAmerican Anticoagulation Clinic received the designation of  “Anticoagulation Center of Excellence” by the Anticoagulation Forum, a multidisciplinary non-profit organization that works to improve the…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter MINNEAPOLIS - Best Buy, beginning, April 19, will temporarily furlough around 51,000 hourly store employees and almost all part-time workers, the electronic retailer announced Wednesday, April 15. Furloughed…

By Stan Chow, Alex Veiga and Damian J. Troise AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks swung back down Wednesday after more signs piled up of the economic damage being caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Markets have been stuck…