Posted: 7:59 AM NEW YORK (AP) -- The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots" has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12.

Posted: 7:33 AM MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin Assembly committee is set to vote on a bill that would limit the amount of food stamp benefits that may be spent on junk food.

Posted: 7:30 AM SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) -- Republicans from the Illinois House plan to address hydraulic fracturing in the state.

Posted: 7:28 AM CHICAGO (AP) -- State and federal officials are collecting information to assess Illinois' flood damage. The data collected will go into Gov. Pat Quinn's request for federal assistance.

Updated: 5:56 PM The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced the results of a Roadside Safety Check (RSC) held during the late evening hours of Saturday, April 27th , and early morning hours of Sunday, April 28th.

Posted: 4:01 AM WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin prosecutor has cleared West Allis police of any wrongdoing in the death of a man who died the day after police punched him and used a Taser on him.

Updated: 5:53 PM Rockford Park District is inviting the public to Lockwood Park for “Animal Mania" on Saturday, May 18, 2013, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. (weather permitting). This free spring event offers a day of fun in the country for the whole family.

Posted: 2:23 AM CHICAGO (AP) -- A former suburban Chicago official convicted of lying about drawing village drinking water from a poisoned well has both apologized and insisted she wasn't responsible.

Updated: 11:11 PM The Winnebago County Bomb Squad has been called due to a suspicious package found along the railroad tracks just south of Latham Road.

Updated: 11:29 PM It's still illegal for us to carry concealed guns in Illinois but that's not stopping some from getting permits to carry concealed weapons in surrounding states.

Updated: 11:12 PM Many of you have asking us on our Facebook page about what this seasons bug population has to bring.

Updated: 10:55 PM Community members and elected officials gathered Monday evening to honor men and women of organized labor who have been killed on the job.

Posted: 8:50 PM The Ipsen Conservatory officially opened Monday on the rooftop of the Rosecrance Adolescent Treatment Center

Posted: 8:39 PM A drug bust on Rockford's south east side sends a man to jail.

Updated: 5:59 PM The Rockford Rescue Mission is in desperate need of toilet paper in order to accommodate the 200 people who stay there overnight each night, as well as the extra people who come for meals and case management.

Posted: 5:09 PM On April 29th, 2013 shortly after 9:30 AM, members of the Rockford Police Department responded to an address in the 2300 block of S. 6th Street in reference to a possible Burglary in progress.

Updated: 5:26 PM As the city prepares to swear in 16 new police officers tomorrow, it also looks to make some shift changes, and the changes aren’t going to come without a fight.

Updated: 5:26 PM Hundreds of students in the Rockford Public School District are getting a second chance to change their behavior and grades. We checked in with the new Innovative Learning Center to see how misunderstood kids are making strides.

Updated: 5:26 PM Another blow to Rockford’s southeast side after employees working at the Sandy Hollow Denny’s tell us the business is shutting down.

Updated: 5:27 PM School shootings, like the one at Sandy Hook Elementary School have a tendency to make us all wonder “What If…” That’s why the Rock County Sheriff’s Department says it’s important for everyone to have a contingency plan.

Posted: 2:54 PM Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to decide whether to file an appeal on a court order that the state enact a law allowing public possession of firearms.

Posted: 2:02 PM Hostess Brands LLC said today that it will open bakeries in Indiana and Illinois. The announcement comes after the company said last week that it will reopen bakeries in Georgia and Kansas in its effort to bring back some of its snack brands.

Updated: 5:43 PM The Most Reverend Arthur J. O’Neill, Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Rockford died peacefully Saturday, April 27, 2013 at his residence in Presence Cor Mariae here.

Updated: 5:26 PM “I’ve been feeling really lucky lately and something told me to try this ticket,” said John Bates after scratching a $3,000,000 Cash Jackpot instant lottery ticket and instantly winning $1 million.

Posted: 8:10 AM SOUTH WAYNE, Wis. (AP) -- The man arrested by police in Waukesha for a triple homicide in Lafayette County has been turned over to sheriff's deputies in that jurisdiction.