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.

Updated: 5:22 PM A Janesville church is taking its message outside. They’re building a 60-foot cross and they’re doing it in a week’s time. Church leaders plan to do more than minister with their new addition.

Updated: 10:40 PM The Illinois House reconvenes tomorrow. Lawmakers could take up legislation that would ban minors from indoor tanning beds. Some local tanning salons aren’t happy with the proposal.

Updated: 5:23 PM The Catholic church in Rockford is celebrating its own milestone. It’s been one year since Bishop Malloy was installed at the diocese. Today we asked him what has surprised him most.

Updated: 4:20 PM We're told Enrique Diaz placed 7th in the Texas Roadhouse National Meat Cutting Challenge.

Posted: 11:35 AM Attached is a list of courses that are being offered by the American Red Cross.

Updated: 3:22 PM A third college friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects is being held pending a detention and probable cause hearing.

Posted: 10:42 AM An Illinois House committee is endorsing a plan by Speaker Michael Madigan to tackle a Goliath-sized public-employee pension deficit.

Posted: 7:28 AM SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (AP) -- A Wisconsin woman convicted of killing her baby more than 50 years ago is scheduled to be sentenced.

Posted: 7:26 AM RIVERSIDE, Ill. (AP) -- A Chicago woman has been charged with aggravated arson for allegedly setting a fire after discovering her husband had smoked their entire stash of marijuana.

Posted: 7:23 AM ROODHOUSE, Ill. (AP) -- Family and friends are saying their final farewells to a pregnant woman and four other family members shot to death last week in the small central Illinois town of Manchester.

Updated: 1:58 PM MCHENRY COUNTY - An accident early Wednesday morning disrupted traffic flow at I-90 and Route 20.

Updated: 4:07 AM EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -- Crews searching the Chippewa River in Eau Claire have been unable to find two men seen hanging on to a canoe in the water.

Updated: 10:36 PM Three new members took the oath for Rockford Public School board tonight and the board also picked it's new leader.