Updated: 12:52 PM On Friday 23 News told you about a debate that is brewing at one Rockford elementary school.

Updated: 10:33 PM Mild temperatures last week results in ice problems from Mother Nature in several backyards.

Updated: 5:16 PM A man who survived a concrete collapse in Loves Park discusses the rescue effort and the loss of his working partner, Craig Bicker.

Updated: 5:13 PM A report from the U.S.'s top aviation agency raises no red flags with Chicago O'Hare expanding and revamping its runways.

Updated: 5:11 PM An attempt to deliver over 400 ecstasy pills is stopped.

Updated: 5:09 PM Rockford Public School custodians make one last effort to save their jobs.

Updated: 7:37 PM A local concrete contractor says Thursday’s deadly construction accident should raise a red flag about the dangers of the job.

Updated: 4:54 PM Kristen Ericson rarely enters contests, but filling out an entry form at the Taste of Rockford is paying off.

Updated: 4:44 PM A 54-year-old Freeport woman is in serious condition after she was hit by a school bus Thursday afternoon.

Updated: 5:34 PM It's been 30 years, but for many of us the events surrounding the case are still vividly clear: 15-year-old Joey Didier was brutally murdered in the hands of a repeat sex offender.

Updated: 4:36 PM Another former employee of the Rock County Coroner's Office has been arrested.

Updated: 1:12 PM The city tore down the River Oaks buildings on South Main Street Thursday.

Updated: 5:34 PM Dangerous intersection near Winnebago is the location.

Updated: 3:48 PM One person is killed another critically injured in wall collapse.

Updated: 5:59 PM A school bus rolled over in Ogle County Wednesday, injuring students on board.

Updated: 11:56 AM The U.S. Agriculture Department says Illinois farmers harvested nearly 500 million bushels of soybeans in 2004. That's a record and makes the state the nation's leading soybean producer for a second straight year.

Updated: 11:51 AM The final numbers from the 2004 harvest are in and they show Illinois farmers produced another record corn crop last year.

Updated: 7:33 AM A Washington think tank estimates 74,000 jobs in Illinois were lost since 2001 due to increased trade deficits with China.

Updated: 7:29 AM After some very emotional months, a decision is near.

Updated: 5:13 PM We told you about an agreement made between teachers and board members to enter into binding arbitration.

Updated: 5:15 PM Illinois' House passed legislation that prohibits discrimination against people who are homosexual.

Updated: 4:07 PM Some say navigating their way through our state child support system is like putting together a computer without directions. It doesn't matter if you're trying to collect or pay support, the process can be equally as difficult.

Updated: 12:52 PM Illinois and Wisconsin are among states that have been hit the hardest by low-cost imports from China.

Updated: 12:51 PM The Chicago Cubs have submitted an engineering report to the city that calls for the replacement of deteriorated ramp sections at Wrigley Field.

Updated: 12:49 PM Rockford's planning and development committee met on Thursday to discuss plans for the Barber Colman Village.