Posted: 3:23 PM Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.

Updated: 6:26 PM The Rockford Police Department is investigating a homicide incident in the 600 block of College Ave.

Updated: 6:28 PM Commencement exercises for the Saint Anthony College of Nursing will take place at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 18, 2013 at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.

Updated: 6:26 PM A Hanover, Ill. Man was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Reinhard in federal court in Rockford for wire fraud.

Updated: 6:39 PM The University of Wisconsin-Rock County in Janesville is now accepting applications for the fall 2013 semester for 75 reduced-tuition slots open to residents of Illinois and certain other Midwest states.

Posted: 10:59 PM The hallways were packed tonight at Rockford’s only Spanish dual-language school, The Barbour Language Academy.

Posted: 10:47 PM 18 states have legalized medical marijuana and now Illinois might join them. Legislation passed the Senate today and now it’s up to Governor Pat Quinn.

Posted: 10:35 PM Residents whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a North Texas deadly tornado will soon be allowed to return to retrieve what belongings may be left and start cleaning up.

Posted: 9:55 PM Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says a total of 60 people have been taken to hospitals with injuries from a collision between two New York-area commuter trains.

Posted: 9:51 PM Illinois' largest union has given the final go ahead on a three-year contract with the state.

Posted: 9:50 PM An Illinois senator is blaming unnamed "extremists" who oppose legislation to restrict the possession of concealed guns for delaying a vote on the issue.

Updated: 10:47 PM National police week is nearing its end, but before it does local departments are going on display at CherryVale Mall.

Updated: 10:45 PM Gas prices are skyrocketing in the Stateline.

Updated: 5:22 PM It’s one of the largest expansions here in the Stateline, set to bring in hundreds of jobs. Woodward finally broke ground today on its new Loves Park facility. The project got even bigger, even before construction began.

Updated: 10:46 PM The Winnebago County Health Department is gearing up for West Nile Virus season, and today they're trying to find pockets of infestation.

Updated: 5:25 PM Now that the weather is warmer, downtown retailers are hoping business will also heat up. The goal right now, is to keep people downtown.

Updated: 5:24 PM As this school year comes to an end, a group of local kids may not be as happy for summer break as some others. Their school is closing due to budget cuts. But parents aren't letting students say goodbye empty-handed.

Updated: 5:53 PM Rochelle High School has found a unique way to boost attendance rates-- by giving away a car!

Posted: 4:05 PM Five Rockford Public Schools employees, one volunteer and one program were honored at the 29th Annual Those Who Excel awards Thursday night.

Posted: 3:39 PM An Oregon, Illinois man was sentenced today in federal court for distributing child pornography.

Posted: 3:32 PM Another Stateline manufacturer has been forced to consolidate.

Updated: 3:02 PM During the past several days the Rockford Police Dept. has received several complaints regarding the theft of manhole covers and sewer grates from residential streets on the city’s Southeast side.

Updated: 12:29 PM Federal regulators are ordering the Bank of Montreal to take steps to correct lapses in oversight that could allow the bank to be used for money laundering.

Posted: 2:30 PM Around 10:30 am today, a 32 year-old South Beloit man was robbed at knifepoint as he attempted to change a flat tire.

Updated: 10:46 PM Medical marijuana use in Illinois is now in Gov. Pat Quinn's hands after the state Senate approved legislation.