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…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Three Boone County residents are among the state's latest COVID-19 fatalities, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday. Officials say the Boone County deaths include a man in his…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The Illinois High School Association Board of Directors on Tuesday announced that it has decided to cancel all spring tournaments. The decision comes in conjunction with Friday's announcement by Gov. J.B.…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara on Monday announced that he is assembling working groups to help him wade through the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic. McNamara said the 10 groups of local experts…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - There have been 59 COVID-19-related deaths in Illinois in the last 24 hours, state officials said Monday. Among the fatalities is a Boone County man in his 70s. Cook County, again, reported the…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - The Rockford Mass Transit District is reducing its daily service after four more drivers test positive for COVID-19. Beginning Monday April 20, RMTD's weekday schedule will mirror its current Sunday…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health, on Saturday, announced that 125 more people have did from complications related to COVID-19, 100 of which were reported in Cook County. Cook County deaths…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - There are now 163 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Winnebago County. Friday's total represents a 19-case increase from Thursday. It also includes another fatality. Nine people in Winnebago County have now died…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - The Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday announced 1,842 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) including 62 additional deaths, 37 of which occurred in Cook County. Friday's deaths…

By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The mayor of Joliet said Friday that he has asked the governor to launch an investigation into the coronavirus-related deaths of 22 residents and a staff member at a nursing home in the northern…

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…

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 - Rockford Christian Schools' residence hall will be available for City of Rockford workers if they become infected with the coronavirus. “The City of Rockford needed a place where city workers if needed,…

By John O'Connor AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois has paid $174 million for medicine and protective equipment to slow the spread of COVID-19 in the past month, according to data released Tuesday.  Comptroller…