Updated: 1:07 PM Hooters Air flew out of Rockford to Denver for the first time Thursday.

Updated: 5:57 PM More than 5,000 people applied for 500 jobs at the new Wal-Mart on Rockford's northwest side.

Updated: 8:11 PM Chrysler awards a $200 million contract to a Michigan company to build a sorting center for the Belvidere plant.

Updated: 5:43 PM She's the ultimate queen of talk and a true American icon, and to celebrate her 19th season, Oprah Winfrey did something no one expected. She gave everyone in her audience a free car, or so they thought.

Updated: 1:09 PM After city includes the non-violence program Cease Fire in their budget, the county board weighs whether to provide similar funding.

Updated: 8:28 PM In 1962, a tiny chain of stores called "Wal-Mart" opened in Arkansas and Kansas.

Updated: 8:14 PM Here’s a look at what we can expect to hear Wednesday night as well as why experts say the president can't afford a poor performance.

Updated: 5:18 PM The criminal trial for a Rockford man accused of home repair fraud has been postponed.

Updated: 3:59 PM Nurses are a vital element in effective health care, but with fewer people entering the nursing field, the country could face a severe shortage in the next few years.

Posted: 12:54 PM Two Rockford police squad cars crashed into each other early Wednesday morning while chasing a suspect.

Updated: 1:11 PM The man charged with beating a 71-year-old Capron man to death gets handed down a life sentence.

Updated: 12:50 PM A 51-year-old man is killed in a hit and run accident.

Updated: 12:49 PM Two new Wal-Mart stores in Rockford hiring a combined 600 jobs in the coming months.

Updated: 12:47 PM U.S. senators are discussing raising the amount of money that goes to widows and the families of American troops that die in combat.

Updated: 12:44 PM An alternative to kicking kids out of school.

Updated: 5:50 PM In Thursday's State of the State Address, Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is expected to highlight improvements in child support collection this past year.

Updated: 1:18 PM If your child will attend one of the following schools, come have your infant and/or toddler's development screened for free on the following dates.

Updated: 12:58 PM An environmental group isn't happy with Illinois' efforts to reduce power plant emissions or the governor's decision to cut funding to state parks.

Updated: 12:59 PM Lately, we've heard about some complaints from TransMeridian Airlines passengers. They say many flights have been cancelled or delayed. We took a look at the situation, and here's what we found out.

Updated: 12:49 PM Continuing our coverage from Sunday, stateline Iraqis discuss where their newly Democratic homeland goes from here.

Updated: 12:45 PM Rock Valley College students better be prepared to pay up.

Updated: 12:42 PM The case is closed, at least for now.

Updated: 2:03 PM The Winnebago/Rockford Clean & Beautiful is giving away pine mulch after its annual Christmas Tree Recycling Program.

Updated: 1:06 PM A government performance analysis released Monday gives Illinois and Wisconsin passing grades.

Updated: 12:58 PM Pulitzer sells its newspapers to Lee Enterprises.