West Nile Virus

Health Department officials have confirmed a mosquito pool in Ogle County has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

The wet weather we had, followed by the dry weather we're having, make for great living conditions---if you're a mosquito.

We haven't had to deal with them in several months, but Rockford is rapidly approaching a full-on onslaught from the world's most hated flying pest.

If there was ever a time to stress the importance of using mosquito repellent, now is the time. West Nile Virus has been discovered in Roscoe.

What happens when you combine a relatively mild winter with a very wet Spring, and rapidly rising warmer-than-normal conditions? If you shouted "clouds and clouds of nasty mosquitos," you've probably already stock up on Deep Woods Off.