Posted: 11:52 PM "The Protester" has been named Time's "Person of the Year" for 2011.

Updated: 5:39 PM Auburn High School students soon will have some “memories” to last a life time. Their production of the musical "Cats" has earned statewide recognition.

Updated: 5:53 PM Two very expensive diamonds in the world are on display; though it may cost a million to buy them, it costs nothing to look at them!

Posted: 11:54 AM Gamers worried their actions on the virtual battlefield could land them at the Hague war crimes tribunal can relax.

Posted: 1:46 PM The Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD) announced that Rockford AirFest 2012: A Celebration of Freedom will be held on June 2 – 3, 2012.

Posted: 1:13 PM Be there when SMACKDOWN is broadcast live to the WORLD for the FIRST TIME IN OVER 2 YEARS from BMO HARRIS BANK CENTER in ROCKFORD ILLINOIS!!

Posted: 12:43 PM Celebrate the season with friends, family and neighbors in downtown Dixon, IL and enjoy a cultural experience with December Second Saturdays Art Happenings featuring seven venues in downtown Dixon on Saturday, December 10, 6 – 8 p.m. Locations between 1st and 2rd Streets between Peoria and Galena Avenues.

Updated: 1:45 PM Gather your family and friends for a delightful Christmas musical performance at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 5 at the Historic Dixon Theatre in downtown Dixon.

Updated: 11:57 AM A lawyer for Michael Jackson's family has told a judge sentencing the doctor who caused the singer's death that the family is not seeking revenge but wants a stiff sentence that serves as a warning to opportunistic doctors.

Posted: 5:50 PM The Prairie Street Gallery will host an art show to support the Rockford Area Arts Council’s programming on Thursday, December 1 from 4-10 p.m. and Friday, December 2 from 4-9 p.m. at the Prairie Street Gallery located at the Prairie Street Brewhouse, 200 Prairie Street, Rockford, IL

Posted: 11:01 PM Winnebago County Board Chairman Scott Christiansen played the role of "good sport" at Friday night's holiday roast for epilepsy.

Posted: 4:33 PM Investigators reopened the case of Natalie Wood's 1981 drowning after receiving new information they deemed credible enough to warrant another look at one of Hollywood's most enduring mysteries.

Posted: 5:55 PM Art lovers and agriculture enthusiasts alike have just one week remaining to view pieces from the WATT rare poultry breed portrait collection, currently on display at the Rockford Art Museum (RAM) Art Annex.

Posted: 11:08 PM The news talk station WNTA has now made the switch from 1330 AM to 100.5 FM.

Posted: 10:43 PM Rockford's Cheap Trick has decided to perform on fewer stages.

Posted: 10:32 AM An update on the story we told you about last night involving local parents paying thousands of dollars to enter their kids in a talent competition.

Posted: 2:43 PM During a major address today on HIV/AIDS at the National Institutes of Health, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that Ellen DeGeneres has been named as a Special Envoy for Global AIDS Awareness.

Posted: 12:43 PM Barnes & Noble is upgrading its Nook e-reader line with a device that's less like an e-reader and more like a full-blown tablet, taking up the fight with Amazon as it is set to launch its Kindle Fire tablet.

Updated: 3:30 PM Update: The jury has ruled that Conrad Murray is guilty.

Posted: 5:28 PM Stars from your favorite CBS shows will be taking to their Facebook and Twitter pages during November

Posted: 12:24 PM Jurors in Los Angeles have begun deliberations in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's personal physician.

Posted: 5:30 PM The Rockford Area Arts Council’s Community Arts Access Grants are available for individual artists, arts organizations, and non-profit organizations wishing to apply for grant funding for projects in 2012.

Posted: 11:06 AM Lindsay Lohan returns to court Wednesday for a hearing that could end with the actress jailed if a judge determines she violated her probation again.

Posted: 12:26 PM The doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death says he hasn't made a final decision about whether or not he will testify in his own defense.

Posted: 2:51 PM Just 10 weeks after her star-studded, made-for-TV wedding, reality starlet Kim Kardashian filed for divorce Monday from NBA player Kris Humphries, citing irreconcilable differences.