By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - State officials reported 136 COVID-19-related deaths Wednesday, 81 of which occurred in Cook County. The deaths also included two Winnebago County residents in their 70s. Labs processed 14,974…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - –Customers of Rockford Public Library can now pick-up physical items they have placed on hold. By appointment, customers can reserve items through RPL’s website, rockfordpubliclibrary.org, or by phone. If the…

By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin and Darlene Superville Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One day after saying that the White House COVID-19 task force would be winding down, President Donald Trump said Wednesday it would continue…

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The 2020 RAMI Awards will be canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The uncertainty surrounding when social distancing requirements will no longer remain in place has made scheduling a new date…

By Will Weissert Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it,…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - Illinois officials announced 2,450 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, bringing the total number of infections to nearly 60,000. And while the number of cases continues to rise, it's not the figure that…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Although Illinois is expected to be under a modified stay-at-home executive order through the end of the month, some areas of the state could open sooner. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Friday regions…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter LENA, Ill. - An attorney from the Thomas More Society, the law firm representing the Lena church that filed a lawsuit against Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, responded Friday to a change in the stay-at-home order…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter MACHESNEY PARK - Rock Cut State Park has made the list of states parks that opened Friday, May 1. Officials have confirmed that the park is now open for fishing, hiking, biking and boating with no more than…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter CHICAGO - Winnebago County is considered a COVID-19 hotspot, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday. "Rockford is a hotspot in the state," Pritzker said. "Winnebago County has quite a number of infections." As of…

By Jim Hagerty Reporter ROCKFORD - A Lena, Illinois, church filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday, seeking relief from Gov. J.B. Pritzker's statewide stay-at-home order. Pastor Stephen Cassell filed the complaint in the Northern…

By Marilyn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer For the first time, a major study has found that an experimental drug works against the new coronavirus, and U.S. government officials said Wednesday that they would work to make it available…

Staff Report CHICAGO - Cook County accounted for nearly 80% of the state's daily COVID-19 fatalities, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Tuesday. Cook County deaths include a woman in her 20s, a man in his 20s, two men…

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 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.…