Updated: 12:25 PM Almost everyone knows part of their daily commute involves dodging potholes. But one neighborhood, just can't get around them. They say craters are now costing them big money, and vehicle maintenance isn't the only issue.

Updated: 10:23 AM A local bar owner is donating revenue from a gambling machine to an organization dear to his heart.

Posted: 9:04 PM Belvidere parents will find out Monday whether their child's school will be shutting down.

Updated: 10:50 PM Police tell us two suspects attempting to rob a west-side convenience store, but were thwarted by one of the business' employees.

Updated: 5:25 PM There have been five violent robberies in Rockford in just 24 hours, the latest one happening this morning at a post office on Broadway Street, and the third in the midtown district this week.

Updated: 2:24 PM Police believe a drunk driver caused four cars to crash on one of the Stateline's busiest streets this afternoon.

Updated: 5:02 PM Rockford Police are still looking for the man who may have prompted a shoot-out, turned car accident.

Updated: 1:17 AM The only strip club in Beloit Township will shut its doors Thursday night for the last time.

Updated: 1:21 AM Negotiations move intro their second week in the Dixon school district. The president of the school board says the board just submitted a new proposal to teachers that could get kids back in school tomorrow, but we're told that's not likely to go through.

Posted: 10:23 PM Classes are canceled again tomorrow in the Dixon school district as contract talks hit a wall.

Posted: 10:17 PM A Loves Park motel is being scrutinized tonight for allowing guests to break the law.

Posted: 10:29 PM School district parents and other members of the Belvidere community get a chance to defend two of their schools that the board recommended closing to save money.

Posted: 10:09 PM New stats out this week show repeat offenders are taking up a lot of our police departments time. Just to give you an idea, one man was arrested 52 times last year.

Posted: 9:58 PM Recent reports show sales could be on their way to recovery, but instead of buying, some are fixing up what they already have.

Posted: 9:45 PM One year after a local party supply store shuts down in the stateline after fifty years in business, another local retailer is planning its grand opening.

Posted: 9:38 PM Residents celebrate a part of Rockford's history by turning something old, into something new.

Updated: 9:37 PM Rockford police continue their search for two teens who they believe shot and killed a 20 year old man this week in a local housing complex. Today family members are remembering the victim during a candlelight vigil.

Updated: 10:45 PM A t-shirt that supports the U.S. Marines is being called into question tonight after a local middle school student is told it's not allowed in class.

Updated: 3:14 PM A local girl starts a support group for fellow scoliosis patients.

Posted: 7:29 PM The coming snowfall could be good news for area farmers who are still recovering from last year's drought.

Updated: 5:29 PM Flags outside Rockford fire stations are flying at half-staff tonight as the community mourns the death of Bill Robertson, our city's 14th ward alderman and retired fire chief.

Posted: 9:24 PM Some local kids got a chance to sing and dance with one of their favorite Disney stars.

Posted: 9:16 PM Another hot topic in Springfield. Local businesses could soon score big. That's if lawmakers pass a bill that would renovate local sporting facilities.

Posted: 8:50 PM Neighbors in Rockford will get a chance to chime in on the fate of another local landmark.

Posted: 8:44 PM Leaders in Freeport consider a move out of their rental space and into the city's Carnegie Library. City services left the century-old city hall in 2011 because it was considered unsafe.