Carroll County

The Whiteside County positivity rate for the last seven days is at 6.78% from 4.74% last week, and there were five new hospitalizations.

Coronavirus levels have decreased across the region and state.

Participating school districts in Whiteside and Carroll counties offer screenings free of charge but parents must arrange appointments in advance.

Citing the Boy Scouts of America’s ongoing bankruptcy court proceedings, the Diocese of Rockford recently announced it will discontinue its relationship with Boy Scout troops.

As part of its riverfront development project, the City Council Monday hired a consulting firm to study the feasibility of creating a railroad “quiet zone.”

There's a new online tool that tracks the levels of COVID-19 in wastewater samples in cities across Illinois, including in Dixon and Sterling.

In Lee, Whiteside and Ogle and Carroll counties, at least 11 court cases involving the deaths of 15 people, one a full-term unborn baby, are working their way through the courts.

Whiteside and Carroll counties are at low risk, and Lee and Ogle counties are at medium risk.

Free hats, scarves, mittens, or gloves will be given out with each purchase while supplies last.

Lee County is one of five counties at high risk for COVID-19 spread across the state.

Lee and Ogle counties are at high risk for coronavirus spread and saw an uptick in cases during the last week.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is urging safety precautions as COVID-19, the flu, RSV and other illnesses are spreading.

A “cold, soaking rainfall” and winds with gusts up to 40 mph are possible across northern Illinois Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service warned.

Cases are on the rise, and other illnesses are spreading in the area including the flu.

With COVID-19, the flu and RSV circulating, health officials advise that people stay home when they are sick.