Posted: 6:23 PM An extremely emotional day for dozens of local families that have just become whole, thanks to a national event that is uniting more than twenty children with their new homes.

Updated: 8:56 AM Rockford Police are asking for your help in finding a missing person. Keith Wallace of Rockford is 74 years old and was last seen on the 2900 block of Foilage Lane at 5 p.m. Saturday evening.

Posted: 5:42 PM Local church's took time out of their weekly sermons praising god, to praise their members who served in the military.

Posted: 5:38 PM One local group hopes to honor the hundreds of thousands of Vietnam veterans who are slowly dying due to the effects of a deadly herbicide used during wartime.

Posted: 6:15 PM Hundreds gather in a Byron cemetery this morning to honor one hometown hero who lost his life fighting for our country.

Updated: 11:00 PM Sometimes you tend to not realize how much you have until it's gone. More than a hundred people are experiencing what it's like to be without a home tonight.

Updated: 10:54 PM Janesville's police chief wants people who arrested or convicted for drunk driving to have to wear alcohol monitoring bracelets.

Posted: 9:07 PM At this hour, Romney is leading Obama in the race for the presidency by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin in the popular vote nationwide.

Updated: 5:56 PM Beloit police investigating Sunday morning homicide.

Posted: 7:09 PM Three people are fighting for their lives after a late night car accident.

Posted: 7:02 PM The brother of a missing Machesney Park woman says he will not give up until Katrina Smith is found.

Posted: 6:48 PM Rockford police are trying to determine why two brothers were murdered side-by side.

Posted: 6:21 PM A local fire department is reaching out to one of it's own after a crew member lost part of his home to intense flames.

Posted: 6:12 PM Hundreds braved the cold weather this morning to wait in line to vote on the last official day of early voting.

Updated: 6:46 AM The right Eastbound lane of I-90 near Anthony Road is blocked for stalled semi-truck. Traffic is getting by in the left lane. Plan accordingly.

Posted: 9:47 PM Cherry Valley shoppers were treated to a Halloween themed flash mob today.

Posted: 9:39 PM The first video gambling machine in Ogle County has officially been turned on.

Updated: 11:09 PM Just a few days after being featured on national television, sell-out crowds are showing up to see paranormal activity at the Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum.

Posted: 8:47 PM The utility company behind Japan's nuclear disaster acknowledged for the first time this month that it could have avoided a major crisis. Today spokespeople for Byron's nuclear plant say they also learned from the mistake.

Updated: 11:02 PM Nearly a dozen people are rallying in support of a Rockford teen fatally shot by police last week.

Updated: 11:03 PM The Reverend Al Sharpton shouted to a full crowd about the plight of American jobs, focusing primarily on the 170 Sensata Technologies jobs being outsourced next month.

Posted: 11:10 PM Work was cut short today at the Sensata plant in Freeport. In fact, the plant is closed for the entire weekend. Workers tell us it's because of all of the national media attention they're getting.

Updated: 11:13 PM A well-know constitutional law scholar says Winn. Co. Board members should feel free to vote "yes" for a concealed carry ordinance that defies Illinois law. Board members would not face legal trouble for supporting the measure.

Posted: 8:39 PM One pair of South Beloit women takes "Best Friends Forever" truly to heart. The two have been friends for almost a century.

Posted: 8:34 PM When it comes to our local election, many have received calls or ads from candidates trying to win our vote. But it turns out we can actually stop those calls.