Updated: 1:21 PM Illinois education officials Thursday finalized their list of academically troubled schools.

Updated: 12:55 PM A woman who was abused by a Rockford priest when she was 14 years old has filed a lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Rockford.

Updated: 8:31 PM Seeds of frustration grow over ComEd tree trimming.

Updated: 8:01 PM Governor Rod Blagojevich says lawmakers could be close to reaching a budget agreement but he's readying an interim plan just in case.

Updated: 4:48 PM A state legislator from Beloit is named administrator of the Wisconsin Division of Energy.

Updated: 8:29 PM Illinois Senate President Emil Jones says critics are trying to mislead the public in the ongoing stalemate over the state budget.

Updated: 12:41 PM A Rockford woman faces up to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to the death of a Loves Park man in 2002.

Updated: 12:41 PM A drunk driver is tackled by a citizen after crashing into three cars and two poles.

Updated: 12:40 PM American teens abuse alcohol more than any other drug according to government statistics.

Updated: 12:38 PM Alarming statistics are surfacing about kids abusing alcohol. Many underage teens are able to buy liquor at local stores.

Updated: 12:37 PM Mitsubishi Motors Wednesday said it will slash paychecks and reduce other costs to make up for an expected plunge in car sales.

Updated: 12:36 PM The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $121 million.

Updated: 12:35 PM Campus police say robbery and rape have increased "significantly" in the area around the University of Illinois.

Updated: 4:05 PM More stateliners are gathering on their decks and porches in recent days to celebrate the arrival of warmer temperatures, but there are some dangers to consider.

Updated: 12:41 PM The public has the right to speak.

Updated: 7:42 PM Some Illinois farmers find themselves forced to replant drowned soybeans and corn, but the crops that have survived the recent deluge are growing well.

Updated: 7:41 PM Farmers use it to fertilize their crops, but now drug dealers want to get their hands on some.

Updated: 6:44 PM One person is dead and another critically injured after a car crash in Ogle County.

Updated: 12:56 PM Only about five-percent of professors at the state's public universities are black, while three-percent are Hispanic.

Updated: 12:50 PM Telemarketers may soon be able to call cellular phones.

Updated: 12:50 PM Plane crashes in cornfield in Carroll County.

Updated: 12:55 PM The silence may be over soon for Rockford residents.

Updated: 4:11 PM It's been called a "Field of Dreams." For 42 years, children have been running the bases at Roy Gayle Park, a tradition many want to keep alive for innings to come.

Updated: 4:09 PM Since Ronald Reagan's death, his hometown is seeing a steady stream of cars.

Updated: 10:49 AM It's been vacant for two years, but now the old K-Mart property on North Main Street could get a facelift, but not everyone's excited about the new project.