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: 6:28 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: 6:39 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: 10:47 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: 9:50 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: 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.
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.
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.