Updated: 6:46 PM A criminal investigation is underway on activities involving the Stephenson County Board. The Sheriff says a board member lied about her address to get elected and he tell us she continued that lie for several months.

Updated: 10:41 PM The bar business is one of the toughest industries around, and one local brewery is celebrating its success by marking ten years in Rockford.

Posted: 9:33 PM Illinois State Police say they have a backlog of tens of thousands of applications for Firearms Owner Identification cards.

Posted: 9:29 PM An Illinois Senate committee has approved a proposal that would allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes.

Updated: 9:47 PM The Salvation Army's "Can-Struction Project" is finally coming to life.

Updated: 9:47 PM It's graduation day for eight people who have been in and out of the criminal justice system.

Updated: 5:47 PM Rockford Mayor Larry Morrissy says he’s not backing down in his fight to take more casino revenue from surrounding towns.

Updated: 6:04 PM For some reason, when warmer weather rolls around, more people go shooting guns.

Posted: 5:53 PM The number of burglaries in the city rose nearly 40% last month.

Posted: 5:50 PM The local housing market is continuing to make a comeback. Rockford home sales are up 3.7% compared to this time last year.

Posted: 4:10 PM A boil order is effective immediately until further notice for Mancuso Village Park in New Milford due to E. coli detected in the well water.

Updated: 2:44 PM A Senate committee has approved a union-backed approach for addressing Illinois' nearly $100 billion pension crisis.

Posted: 2:13 PM CBS says soap opera star Jeanne Cooper has died. She was 84.

Posted: 1:29 PM Leading Illinois law enforcement organizations say motorist safeguards in pending medical marijuana legislation are not strict enough to prevent traffic deaths.

Updated: 5:54 PM The family of a woman murdered by her boyfriend in 2009 is trying to help police put more domestic violence abusers in prison.

Updated: 6:05 PM Rockford Police and Fire Departments are investigating 3 car fires that occurred in the early morning hours of May 8, 2013.

Posted: 8:15 AM MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison will lead new research on reducing greenhouse gases emitted from dairy farms.

Posted: 7:46 AM Plans for major improvements to school buildings in District 205 are moving forward.

Updated: 9:26 PM A former Sandwich, Ill. Business owner was indicted by a federal grand jury in Rockford on fraud and false statement charges.

Updated: 9:12 PM Three times a year, Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful offers residents the opportunity to recycle clothing and textiles.

Posted: 1:11 AM ROCKFORD (WIFR) - No injuries were reported in a residential fire late Tuesday night.

Updated: 9:05 PM Today Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble announced the department will take part in the statewide “Click it or Ticket” crackdown by conducting seat belt enforcement zones and roving patrols, during the Memorial Day Holiday.

Updated: 10:48 PM A rash of robberies on Broadway Street in March put people in the neighborhood on high alert, but now the city is taking steps to make sure it doesn’t happen again.

Posted: 10:17 PM House Speaker Michael Madigan is moving forward with a plan to require local school districts to pay their share of teacher pensions.

Posted: 10:15 PM Lawyers for the man accused of killing 12 people and injuring 70 in a Colorado movie theater say he wants to change his plea to not guilty by reason of insanity.