Updated: 7:12 PM A long awaited increase is finally here.

Updated: 7:17 PM Prayer vigils held for tsunami victims.

Updated: 7:16 PM A teenager survives rabies.

Updated: 7:08 PM As the year comes to an end, new airline service will begin with three new passenger carriers taking us to exciting locations like Cancun, Denver and Orlando, and more destinations could be on the way.

Updated: 7:10 PM A Rockford native is relaxing with family this weekend after spending the past six months securing the plane for Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

Updated: 7:11 PM Attorney Gen. Lisa Madigan is warning Illinoisans who want to donate money to help victims of the earthquake-tsunami catastrophe to beware of scam artists.

Updated: 7:06 PM More than 120 new Illinois laws go on the books in 2005.

Updated: 1:10 PM Winnebago County Circuit Judge Dan Doyle denied bail Thursday morning to George Hansen, the man accused of killing his business partner.

Updated: 8:57 AM Say goodbye to the dreaded movie store late fee, that is, if you're a Blockbuster customer.

Updated: 5:16 PM Several local organizations and chapters of national charities are collecting money and supplies for victims of the Tsunami in Southeast Asia.

Updated: 3:45 PM A boil order is now in effect for residents of Leaf River.

Updated: 1:10 PM Health officials are warning Illinois residents to be careful around unfamiliar animals after a horse tested positive for the strain of rabies carried by skunks.

Updated: 12:55 PM The state has a new plan to help curb underage drinking.

Updated: 9:41 AM As we say good-bye to 2004, many stateliners have to say good-bye to their jobs.

Updated: 7:52 PM New development is popping up in downtown Rockford, and more and more people are moving into the area.

Updated: 3:26 PM A local nursing home is fined after a resident wanders off for the second time.

Updated: 1:16 PM A study released Tuesday says Wisconsin's per capita income tax is sixth highest in the nation.

Updated: 1:12 PM Another power company has signed on to purchase power from Wisconsin's largest proposed wind farm in Dodge and Fond Du Lac Counties.

Updated: 1:09 PM Boone County residents don't have to cross the stateline for help just yet.

Updated: 1:11 PM Imagine being here in Rockford, not knowing if your family in Sri Lanka had escaped the devastation. That was the situation Reverend Dill de Alwis found himself in Sunday.

Updated: 6:33 PM An aching void was felt by thousands of American families this Christmas as a Christmas season came and went with their loved ones far from home.

Updated: 3:16 PM If you plan on heading down Rockton Avenue Monday or Tuesday, you may want to leave a few minutes earlier.

Updated: 12:49 PM Illinois residents who want to avoid paying higher fees may want to head to the secretary of state's office this week.

Updated: 12:47 PM Firefighters from several districts were helped by emergency workers and a hazardous materials team Sunday in their cleanup of waste oil that was spilling into a creek near the northwestern Chicago suburb of Huntley.

Updated: 12:46 PM A look at return/exchange policies at popular stateline stores.