City of Rockford issued the following announcement on March 27.
Since the Stay at Home Executive Order was announced last Friday, we have been working closely with the Winnebago County State’s Attorney and the Winnebago County Health Department to review all complaints and inquiries regarding essential and non-essential businesses. If a business is deemed non-essential, the City Department of Law will issue a determination letter advising the business to close. If the business refuses to close, we will take all legal measure to enforce the Executive Order, including revocation of licenses, condemnation, fine, and criminal or civil sanctions. Locally, we have already achieved voluntary closure from stores such as Michael’s, JoAnne Fabric, Game Stop and a number of tobacco stores.
The Winnebago County Health Department will review and investigate complaints that an essential business is not taking proper measures to protect their employees and customers.
If you have a question or complaint, please call the Winnebago County COVID-19 hotline at 815-319-6705 or send an email to COVID19@wchd.org. Responses will be updated on the COVID19 FAQ document (http://www.wchd.org/images/FAQ_Update_032620.pdf), which is updated daily.
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