Posted: 2:07 PM A plan to revamp sex education in Illinois' public schools that teaches about contraception and sexually transmitted diseases has cleared the state Senate.

Posted: 11:34 AM According to GasBuddy.com, the mid-Continent and Great Lakes region should be ready for additional increases of 10 to 20 cents more in the week ahead.”

Posted: 11:12 AM Star linebacker Brian Urlacher says he's retiring after spending 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Updated: 9:51 AM U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk is supporting Penny Pritzker as President Barack Obama's choice for commerce secretary.

Posted: 9:49 AM A supermarket chain wants an Illinois lawsuit related to a security breach affecting up to 2.4 million credit and debit cards of its customers moved to a federal court.

Posted: 8:22 AM WINTER, Wis. -- A western Wisconsin school district will change its Native American logo that it's used for its sports teams.

Posted: 7:24 AM CHICAGO -- Illinois' congressional delegation has asked President Obama to add 16 Illinois counties to the list of those eligible to receive disaster aid after last month's flooding.

Posted: 7:22 AM CHICAGO -- The Chicago Board of Education is expected to take a final vote on whether to close 53 schools.

Updated: 4:11 PM On Monday May 20th, 2013 shortly before 7:00 AM, members of the Rockford Police Department responded to an address in the 2400 block of Wyoming Drive in reference to an in progress Burglary.

Updated: 2:01 AM JANESVILLE, WI (WIFR) - A Janesville man has been arrested for his fifth OWI offense after a hit-and-run.

Posted: 10:43 PM Fewer detentions might be handed out at Freeport High School for students who use their cell phone.

Posted: 10:33 PM While many of us rely on tornado sirens, they could soon be a thing of the past in parts of the Stateline.

Updated: 10:23 PM A Rockford, Ill., woman has her service dog back, a month after losing him in rural Missouri, eight hours from her home.

Updated: 8:37 PM Former President Bill Clinton is calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage.

Posted: 8:36 PM The Senate has again approved a plan to address so-called Smart Grid technology over the objection of Gov. Pat Quinn.

Posted: 5:12 PM The Mauh-Nah-Tee-See Club has announced that there is a company out of Florida called "Elite Corporation" that is calling area businesses.

Updated: 10:37 AM The devastating scenes in Moore, Oklahoma are why some Stateline schools are re-evaluating their tornado drill policies.

Updated: 9:50 PM Whether a student graduates from high school is usually connected to how well they do in middle school. That's why the Rockford school district is placing an emphasis on preparing middle-schoolers for high school and life beyond.

Updated: 10:31 PM It was an armed robbery that went terribly wrong, ending with all four alleged robbers being shot, and the youngest, a 16-year-old, dead. 23 News Reporter Marissa Sherer was in court today for the murder trial of the 16-year-old’s half-brother and alleged accomplice.

Updated: 5:26 PM Members of Rockford’s tea party and several other conservative groups are speaking out against the IRS.

Updated: 1:03 PM The NIU Coffee Fund investigation is down to one defendant.

Updated: 12:54 PM A key Illinois House committee has approved an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults who don't have children at home, despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give flexibility to some institutions for people with mental illness.

Posted: 1:07 PM A Northern Illinois University administrator who went on leave after an FBI investigation will retire at the end of the month.

Updated: 5:23 PM After a massive tornado hit the city of Moore, Oklahoma, many people are looking for ways to help.

Updated: 9:49 AM Corn growers across the Midwest have made up for lost time in a big way from a slow start to planting season after a waterlogged spring.