WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump say they’ve tested positive for COVID-19. News broke late Wednesday that Hope Hicks, one of Trump’s senior advisors, had tested positive for COVID-19. Trump tweeted at…

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. -- A Florida man has been charged with battery after he allegedly got in a child's face and said, "You now have coronavirus." According to police, 47-year-old Jason Copenhaver, of Redington Shores, Florida, was also…

ST. LOUIS -- All-Star catcher Yadier Molina was one of the seven Cardinals players to have tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Instagram on Tuesday. Through the team, five of Molina’s teammates also revealed that they had…

ROCKFORD - Out of an abundance of caution, the Rockford Rivets are pausing their 2020 season after someone within the organization tested positive for coronavirus. “We have had a positive test within the organization and have determined…

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Republicans' latest COVID-19 stimulus package proposes another round of direct payments to Americans and more enhanced federal unemployment benefits for workers who lose their jobs during coronavirus restrictions.…

SPRINGFIELD - Illinois laboratories surpassed 40,000 COVID-19 tests for the second straight day, officials reported Friday, July 17. In the last 24 hours, labs processed 43,692 tests for a total of 2,166,299 statewide. There were 43,006…

CHICAGO- Monday, July 13, event organizers and the City of Chicago announced the decision to cancel the 2020 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and all race weekend activities in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In regard to the…

ROCKFORD – Due to the health risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and per the guidelines from the Winnebago County Health Department and state and local governments, the 2020 SwedishAmerican State Street Mile, scheduled for Aug. 5, has…

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois health professionals, on Friday, reported that a family cat has been infected with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus. “The cat was in a home with people who had tested positive,” the…

(ROCKFORD ADVOCATE) – Although “Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he has only experienced mild symptoms of COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the infection. According to…