Updated: 12:46 PM Rockford Police say 42-year-old Jesse Butler was on his porch in the 1300 block of Chestnut with friends when two masked men with weapons confronted them.

Updated: 11:51 PM Legislatures battle with a name change.

Updated: 12:45 PM Written confirmation that the troops are coming home.

Updated: 12:43 PM Local woman seriously injured in a two-car crash.

Updated: 2:05 PM Venue ready for a comeback.

Updated: 2:01 PM Extension cord sparks fire.

Updated: 2:00 PM Events raises money for RAMP, Rockford Chariots.

Updated: 1:58 PM Governor backs over big increases for education.

Updated: 1:56 PM Makeover mission helps U.S. troops in Iraq.

Updated: 1:55 PM Fire leaves a family homeless.

Updated: 5:05 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Illinois' four legislative leaders inched closer to a resolution Friday on the state budget.

Updated: 4:52 PM Details on how state police and Rockford officers break up car theft ring.

Updated: 2:40 PM A day after a judge's decision to unseal potentially embarrassing papers in U.S. Senate candidate Jack Ryan's divorce, GOP officials say it's too soon to talk about replacing him on the ballot.

Updated: 5:11 PM City, building owner battle over downtown 'eyesore'.

Updated: 2:17 PM The number of confirmed cases of West Nile virus in Illinois has increased more than five-fold since June 1.

Updated: 1:21 PM Illinois education officials Thursday finalized their list of academically troubled schools.

Updated: 12:55 PM A woman who was abused by a Rockford priest when she was 14 years old has filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Rockford.

Updated: 8:31 PM Seeds of frustration grow over ComEd tree trimming.

Updated: 8:01 PM Governor Rod Blagojevich says lawmakers could be close to reaching a budget agreement but he's readying an interim plan just in case.

Updated: 4:48 PM A state legislator from Beloit is named administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Energy.

Updated: 8:29 PM Illinois Senate President Emil Jones says critics are trying to mislead the public in the ongoing stalemate over the state budget.

Updated: 12:41 PM A Rockford woman faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to the death of a Loves Park man in 2002.

Updated: 12:41 PM A drunk driver is tackled by a citizen after crashing into three cars and two poles.

Updated: 12:40 PM American teens abuse alcohol more than any other drug according to government statistics.

Updated: 12:38 PM Alarming statistics are surfacing about kids abusing alcohol. Many underage teens are able to buy liquor at local stores.