Updated: 2:44 PM They said there was a "poisonous" atmosphere in the jury room last week.

Updated: 2:40 PM A state salary review board recommended Monday that state lawmakers, constitutional officers and judges get cost of living increases for the last and current fiscal years.

Updated: 2:38 PM A white coat lobbying blitz is forcing state lawmakers to take a more serious look at the rising cost of medical malpractice insurance for doctors.

Updated: 12:30 PM Congregation decides where to rebuild church.

Updated: 12:32 PM A proposed casino in DeKalb County has run into some bad luck.

Updated: 12:33 PM Thousands of northern Illinois residents are still paying for no reason.

Updated: 8:10 PM Filling and fleeing is fueling the latest crimes at the pump.

Updated: 8:08 PM Thieves on Rockford's south side have a fast way to escape.

Updated: 8:08 PM What goes on at night is keeping Rockford residents awake worrying.

Updated: 8:05 PM A verdict of whose at fault is finally decided from an accident in 1999.

Updated: 8:03 PM It was the worst nuclear power plant accident in U.S. history. Many of you probably remember it: Three-Mile Island. Sunday is the 25th anniversary of the near catastrophe.

Updated: 11:18 AM Trains collide in Chicago; 18 injured.

Updated: 9:31 AM Chicago's main airport plans are not enough to meet expected future demands.

Updated: 12:53 PM Two eleven-year-olds are charged with bringing an unloaded gun to school.

Updated: 5:08 PM An update on the national company looking to set up a distribution center in the stateline.

Updated: 5:06 PM A horse slaughterhouse in Dekalb gets the okay to rebuild after a fire.

Updated: 5:04 PM It's a shrinking stock of money for this year's livestock expo.

Updated: 3:39 PM Concerns crop up over governor's ag plan.

Updated: 3:34 PM The FBI says extremists have been changing the way they go about recruiting terrorists.

Updated: 3:06 PM The Institute of Medicine in Washington is urging broader restrictions on medical research involving children.

Updated: 3:03 PM The Illinois Senate Thursday voted to replace the members of the state board that regulates casinos.

Updated: 2:52 PM Gun owners who use their weapon in self-defense got another vote of support from Illinois lawmakers.

Updated: 1:55 PM A measure that would keep a DeKalb County horse slaughterhouse from rebuilding after a fire failed in the Illinois House Thursday.

Updated: 1:57 PM A Janesville police officer who admitted to lying on the stand during a burglary trial will not face any criminal charges.

Updated: 9:06 AM Rockford police make an arrest in the shooting that occurred near Lewis Lemon Elementary School on Tuesday.