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.

Updated: 8:45 AM Illinois soldiers who have helped fight the war on terrorism could be eligible for a $100 check for their efforts.

Updated: 8:42 AM Freeport Township has initiated a unique fund-raising campaign to pay for essential services for seniors and underprivileged residents in the area.

Updated: 12:25 AM Concerns over budget cuts drive local residents to Springfield.

Updated: 3:48 PM Down to the bare bones, that's how some are describing the Rockford School District.

Updated: 3:32 PM When a child says, "one nation, under God" during the pledge of allegiance, is he or she being indoctrinated in a religious belief?

Updated: 3:29 PM The Illinois House Wednesday approved legislation to help people who use guns in self-defense despite local bans on weapons.

Updated: 3:26 PM It's an all too familiar story for stateline area workers, companies downsizing, laying off or moving out of the area.

Updated: 3:24 PM No injuries, but heavy damage.

Updated: 3:23 PM Demand increases for transportation industry.

Updated: 3:21 PM House Speaker Michael Madigan says he's against a piece of the governor's plan to overhaul the state education system.

Updated: 3:16 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Wednesday appointed a former deputy U.S. attorney general as special investigator to the Illinois Gaming Board.

Updated: 4:43 PM District 205 prepares to hand hundreds of pink slips.

Updated: 3:34 PM Movie creates passion for religious items.