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A community lead protest calls for the details surrounding the arrest of a community member.

Sad news for theater lovers as Pec Playhouse announces the postponement of its entire 2020 season.

An inner city safe haven hosts a rummage sale to raise money for the group that helps more than 250 children in the community.

In the midst of all the fun in Oregon, one of the community’s schools hosts its annual sale with community organizations and musicians contributing to the good time.

With the first weekend of phase 4 underway, the Oregon area chamber of commerce is stopping traffic to celebrate.

RYA hosts an art demonstration at Aldeen Park.

As medical offices welcome back patients for non-essential appointments, we explore how local dentists are adapting amid a pandemic.

Nickel World on Main Street in Rockford opens its doors Friday, June 26 with reduced capacity. The arcade could see up to 50 people who are required to wear face masks.

For the third gun arrest on housing property and previously being banned for life, a 21-year-old faces multiple charges.

Taxpayers United of America releases a list of Rockford’s top government pensions, pushing for accountability and reform for Forest City residents.

As the public health and economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to evolve, Nicor Gas is committed to supporting customers by expanding financial assistance to those who have been impacted by the pandemic.

A Stateline family pulls out all the stops to help its youngest member, 8-month-old Elizabeth diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening illness.

45-year-old Mickey Stallworth of Rockford and two juveniles were inside the residence where officers also located cocaine, cannabis and recovered a loaded gun.

A 59-year-old Loves Park man is dead being electrocuted from contact with electrical power lines.

Two additional deaths are now confirmed by the Winnebago County Health Department. This brings the county total to 87 deaths stemming from COVID-19.

Boone is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19.

The Juneau County Health Department advises that if you visited Chubbys between June 10 and 14, you may have been exposed to COVID-19.

Gary Eugene Shelton, 54, was arrested Wednesday in Bloomington, Illinois, in connection with the incident earlier this month in Waterloo, Iowa, The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported.

Authorities noted he was drinking a beer and waving at traffic. The Vilas County Sheriff's Office said multiple callers reported seeing the man.

Juneteenth marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas and proclaimed that slavery in the United States had ended and the Civil War was over.

Lt. Gen. Charles Luckey, commanding general of the Army Reserve Command, announced in a statement that he has suspended the 416th Theater Engineering Command’s commander.

In a ruling issued Friday, Judge James Linn rejected the argument made by the actor's attorneys that the new charges filed after the original charges were dropped violates Smollett's right against double jeopardy.

The ability to maintain social distancing during this event was determined to not be feasible.

"The virus that causes COVID-19 has not changed and is still present in the community," according to the Rock County Public Health Department.

The "Disturb the Normal For Racial Justice and Police Accountability" event will be held at 11:45 a.m. at Riverside Park with cooperation from SURJ-Beloit: Showing Up for Racial Justice and Beloit Together: An Indivisible Group.

The event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. on Saturdays.

A donation of $5 will be made from every "Essential Heroes" bobblehead sold to the Protect The Heroes campaign in support of the nation’s frontline workers, according to the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Pease was named by the Beloit Police and Fire Commission after serving as interim fire chief since July 2019. He was also assistant chief since 2018, according to the City of Beloit.

The department has also implemented offsite work teams, a support work team, and calls for service reduction team.

The Chicago Tribune reports Stack-on Products will lay off about 150 people at its Wauconda and McHenry plants when they close Oct. 12.