Posted: 6:18 PM An Oregon school district principal is living up to his word and sleeping on his school’s roof tonight.

Posted: 6:11 PM Teenage drug use is always a concern especially on school grounds. That’s why Rockford police continue random drug searches in District 205.

Updated: 5:34 PM An old name in the Rockford Housing Authority has resurfaced with a new look.

Updated: 6:34 PM In with the new, and out with the old. A Stateline motel that’s been vacant for more than a decade is finally coming down.

Updated: 10:55 PM More than 400 jobs could be on the way to the Rockford area over the next 3 years, if local manufacturing companies follow through on their plans to expand.

Updated: 5:56 PM Noah’s Ark Pet Food Pantry needs our help to restock their shelves!

Posted: 5:48 PM Students at Froberg Elementary got a special treat on this rainy day.

Updated: 4:03 PM If you’ve ever wondered how school budgets operate, here’s your chance to find out

Posted: 3:18 PM The Illinois House has approved a comprehensive pension-reform plan for the first time after years of talks.

Updated: 9:03 AM OREGON (WIFR) - Two Rockford residents were sentenced Tuesday in Ogle County Court connected to an investigation of delivery of heroin near a church in Byron.

Posted: 8:55 AM GRANITE CITY, Ill. -- Authorities in southwestern Illinois' Granite City are investigating the shooting death of a 13-year-old boy.

Posted: 8:36 AM BELOIT (WIFR) - Beloit police have arrested one man in connection to Sunday's fatal accident at Yates and Copeland avenues.

Posted: 8:11 AM MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin Assembly committee will hold a hearing today on legislation that'd impose mandatory minimum sentences on drunken drivers.

Posted: 8:09 AM MENOMONIE, Wis. -- Northwestern Wisconsin is dealing with a dose of winter deja vu as the region is buried under more than a foot of new snow.

Updated: 3:22 AM CHICAGO -- A U.S. district judge in Chicago is scheduled to hear the government's appeal of a decision to release an Illinois teenager accused of seeking to join al-Qaida-linked militants in Syria.

Posted: 7:20 AM WASHINGTON -- A White House official says President Barack Obama will name a longtime fundraiser to run the Commerce Department and a top economic adviser as the next U.S. Trade Representative.

Posted: 3:34 AM CHICAGO (AP) -- The son of a woman who sought sanctuary inside a Chicago church before she was deported says immigration legislation is needed so people who have been deported "can come home" to the U.S.

Updated: 10:40 PM The meat industry wants us to try grilling something new, so after months of research, it’s decided to overhaul the uniform retail meat identity standards or URMIS. It’s a recommendation system for how meats are labeled. That means you might find yourself needing help the next time you are shopping for groceries.

Updated: 10:36 PM The Alpine Flea Market in Rockford has closed because there's not been enough business.

Updated: 10:37 PM Even if your business is small your potential market should be big. That's the thinking behind the 6th Annual Go Global Conference.

Updated: 10:37 PM Burglaries seem to be a problem in one of Rockford’s southeast side neighborhoods.

Updated: 10:38 PM The Rockford jewelry store owner who shot and killed a man trying to rob his store at gunpoint is cleared of any wrongdoing.

Updated: 10:38 PM The Mill Foundation handed out more than $62,000 in grants on Wednesday to local non-profits dedicated to helping Rockford area youth

Updated: 10:39 PM Almost 90 years after graduating, a Harlem alum is receiving recognition for his dedication and school pride.

Updated: 12:27 PM It’s not an uncommon sight to see people walking down the middle of the street, but the Freeport Police Department is putting a stop to it and if you’re caught, it could really cost you.