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Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 7:49 AM CDT
Doctors want to remind families to be alert to all possible illnesses.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 7:09 PM CDT
|By Elaine Rojas-Castillo
The Illinois Department of Employment Security revealed Thursday the unemployment rate fell to 11%, adding 66,000 jobs in August.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 7:04 PM CDT
|By Kristin Camiliere
After working together for nearly 40 years the partnership between the City of Loves Park and the Rockford Area Convention and Visitors Bureau may soon be coming to an end.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
WalletHub released updated rankings for the states whose August unemployment rates are bouncing back most.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Ben Sefarbi
There are no areas of concern in Boone County.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 8:41 AM CDT
300 backpacks given away.
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Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 9:59 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Be prepared to wear a face covering and possibly to stand in line, according to Stapler.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By Ben Sefarbi
Cases connected to schools are beginning to be reported. General transmission of the virus in the community is also increasing.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
Exelon Generation’s claims their Illinois nuclear fleet recorded a near-perfect reliability rate last summer.
Updated: 20 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
Steven Larsen will retire at the end of the 2021 season after 30 years as music director.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By Ben Sefarbi
Currently, IDPH is reporting a total of 270,327 cases, including 8,411 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois.
Updated: 22 hours ago
|By CBS
Those added restrictions will be lifted at 5 p.m. Friday.
Updated: 21 hours ago
|By WIFR Newsroom
Tractor overturns are the leading cause of fatalities in the agriculture industry, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 11:28 PM CDT
|By WBAY news staff and Kati Anderson
A letter to parents and staff says Heidi Hussli died Thursday after a brief hospitalization.
Updated: 23 hours ago
|By Gretchen Gerlach
A UW-Madison graduate student resigned from their co-presidency of the Teachers Assistant Association after coming under fire for misrepresenting their racial identity.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 10:20 AM CDT
|By Associated Press
Gov. Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai says the “drastic penalties are required to help further protect children from a serious crime.”
Updated: Sep. 18, 2020 at 10:33 AM CDT
|By Nick Viviani
It looks like Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo will have to worry about last year’s MVP trophy getting lonely.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 5:31 PM CDT
|By Brittany Karlin
While most people haven’t even thought about the holidays there’s no time like the present to get started.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
He remains in the Boone County Jail on a $500,000, 10 percent bond.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 3:15 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
Detectives attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Martinez as he pulled into a driveway.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 5:22 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
She may travel to Chicago, Illinois, Detroit, Michigan, or to the state of Florida.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 9:28 PM CDT
|By Kristin Camiliere
Soap suds and students fill the 5 Alarm Coin Laundry for the third annual ‘Fresh for Learning’ event giving kids the chance to start the school year off on a fresh note.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 2:43 PM CDT
|By Ben Sefarbi
The current seven-day rolling positivity rate is down to 7.2 percent.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 9:59 PM CDT
|By Savanna Brito
Iris’s original wish of going to Disney World could not be granted because of the coronavirus pandemic. So instead, Iris wished for a playset. And thanks to make a wish foundation, that wish was granted!
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 2:48 PM CDT
|By Ben Sefarbi
Health officials continue to recommend testing for asymptomatic contacts of COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 12:08 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
The announcement comes as the Belvidere Lions Club prepares to celebrate its 75th Anniversary of service.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 2:27 PM CDT
|By WIFR Newsroom
IDES reported 26,194 unemployment claims filed the week of Aug. 24.
Updated: Sep. 17, 2020 at 1:48 PM CDT
|By Ben Sefarbi
A Winnebago County man was among the new deaths.