Updated: 4:29 PM A Rockford drug and alcohol treatment center is expanding to serve more people in need.

Updated: 4:27 PM Local hospitals look for remedy to nursing shortage.

Updated: 4:14 PM Stephenson County's ethanol plant has reached an agreement with local unions on the construction of a pollution control device.

Updated: 4:25 PM The Secretary of Defense also paid his respects at Arlington National Cemetery Thursday morning.

Updated: 4:36 PM President Bush has marked the 9/11 attacks by leading the nation in a moment of silence.

Updated: 4:30 PM Victims' relatives, friends and dignitaries made the journey to ground zero at the World Trade Center Thursday morning.

Updated: 4:05 PM Stateliners reflect on tragedy.

Posted: 12:51 PM The CIA has authenticated a section of the audio on the new al-Qaida videotape as an actual recording of Osama bin Laden's chief deputy, but analysts are unsure whether the voice purported to be bin Laden himself is truly him, a CIA official said Thursday.

Updated: 8:59 AM Two years after the profound horror and grief of Sept. 11, two bagpipers and a drummer marched onto the former site of the World Trade Center on Thursday, bearing an American flag that once flew over its ruins.

Updated: 5:05 PM A Cherry Valley company is being sued for discrimination.

Updated: 5:02 PM Applications for elected county offices are now available at the Winnebago County Clerk's Office.

Updated: 4:57 PM From the possible strike to the new county jail and budget woes, Winnebago County has been going through some difficult times. Some say now is the time for new leadership.

Updated: 4:15 PM Workers hit polls to vote on authorizing strike.

Updated: 12:27 PM An exception to the rule was the topic among Rockford School Board members.

Updated: 5:46 PM Communities across the state are preparing to mark the second anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

Updated: 5:12 PM Park district eyes cuts in tough budget times.

Updated: 4:48 PM It's the biggest known payout by a U.S. diocese to settle molestation charges.

Updated: 4:24 PM Potential U.S. Senate candidate Steve Rauschenberger supports the president in the War on Terrorism.

Updated: 4:21 PM President Bush asking Congress for additional money in order to continue the war in Iraq.

Updated: 3:13 PM There are three new human cases of West Nile virus in Illinois.

Updated: 9:50 AM The decision on whether the show will go on has been put on hold.

Updated: 9:51 AM The two-year anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks is three days away.

Updated: 5:50 PM Indiana Gov. Frank O'Bannon is fighting for his life, undergoing surgery for a cerebral hemorrhage.

Updated: 5:39 PM News that the Eagle Market on Rockford's northwest side could close is creating concern for residents and city leaders.

Updated: 3:54 PM A struggling Westside shopping corridor could take another hit.