Posted: 10:08 PM Eight people are homeless tonight after the apartment building they live in goes up in flames.

Posted: 9:24 PM You may only celebrate independence day on July 4th every year, but some in Rockford use this weekend to mark their own freedom.

Posted: 9:10 PM Nearly 7,000 turned out to the 64th Annual Greenwich Village Art Fair this weekend.

Updated: 9:30 PM A controversial outsourcing proposal takes a new twist in Freeport as dozens of Sensata works set up a camp-site across the street from the plant.

Updated: 11:01 PM Rockford Police volunteers hit the streets to make a database of vacant and abandoned homes in the most crime ridden areas of the city.

Updated: 4:46 PM From Lacledes Heart Ministries hosted their 12th annual Grandparents' Day Dinner and Awards Banquet Sunday evening at the Radisson Hotel.

Updated: 4:47 PM Many area churches held rally days to kick off the new Sunday school year, but one went above and beyond.

Updated: 11:18 PM Two county farm bureaus have merged into one to better address financial issues.

Posted: 8:56 PM A local non-profit reaches a major milestone this weekend, after providing yet another roof over a stateline family.

Posted: 8:43 PM More than 2,000 people spent time in downtown Rockford Saturday as a local festival took over part of one of the busiest streets in the city.

Updated: 8:47 PM The second annual Screw City Beer Festival in downtown Rockford begins tomorrow, and dozens of different brewers will be providing their unique concoctions to Stateline beer lovers.

Updated: 11:04 PM It took a year to plan, a week to set up, and after four days of music, just seven hours to completely dismantle Illinois' largest street festival.

Updated: 10:51 PM A local organization is hoping to become a national tourism spot, just two years into the job.

Updated: 10:51 PM The annual celebration is also bringing in extra business for bars and restaurants inside the gates.

Posted: 6:19 PM With more people traveling this weekend, Rock River Valley Blood Center employees say the organization is in desperate need of donations. They're asking anyone who can make time next week to stop by and donate.

Posted: 5:38 PM Nearly 33 million people are expected to travel this holiday weekend, causing a lot of extra traffic on our roads. Police have already responded to several roll-over accidents near US 20 where four people were injured.

Posted: 5:32 PM While some are visiting the stateline, others aren't going too far from home. Some local residents say they would rather stick around here this weekend rather than load up the car and the gas tank.

Posted: 5:25 PM A new month, means a new store will receive extra business from a local organization aimed at pumping money into our economy.

Updated: 5:15 PM The Winnebago County Department of Health says they have seen several cases of the West Nile virus within birds, but no human cases have been reported.

Updated: 11:17 PM The City of Murals is getting a $42,500 artwork makeover.

Posted: 8:25 PM One Loves Park family lost everything in a fire earlier this month, but neighbors held a fundraiser to lend their support.

Updated: 10:52 PM Rockford's Chief of Police says he's afraid the court system is becoming a revolving door for prostitutes.

Posted: 10:28 PM For 30th year in a row, a local organization is taking over a section of the city for an annual festival.

Updated: 10:58 PM The most recent report from the CDC shows one in three children are considered obese. That's exactly why the president of Rockford's YMCA wants to take action.

Updated: 10:58 PM Cheap Trick fans from all over the world have descended on the Rick's Picks exhibit in Rockford to take a peak into the life of guitarist Rick Nielsen.