ROCKTON – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday, June 14 activated the State Emergency Operation Center to mobilize emergency response personnel and operational facilities to monitor a large chemical fire in Winnebago County. The fire is expected to take several days to extinguish. The state notified authorities in Winnebago, Stephenson and McHenry counties of the declaration. The … Continue reading National Guard, IEMA deployed to Rockton as chemical plant fire rages