Updated: 10:16 AM The jackpot in the multi-state Mega Millions lottery drawing has grown to $13 million.

Updated: 10:13 AM An Illinois judge who heads a Roman Catholic lay review board has accused U.S. Catholic bishops of trying to block more audits concerning the national priest sex abuse scandal.

Updated: 10:10 AM For the first time in its 42-year history, Illinois' governor didn't attend the Illinois Governor's Prayer Breakfast.

Updated: 8:24 AM One person is dead and another is airlifted to a hospital after an early morning car crash on I-90.

Updated: 10:11 PM It's the start of a new era as the Rockford School District new Superintendent Dr. Dennis Thompson is in charge.

Updated: 5:02 PM Cracking down on gangs is the target of new legislation.

Updated: 2:24 PM A former Orfordville police chief is appealing his firing.

Updated: 2:21 PM State lawmakers say using gambling expansion to solve growing budget woes is a realistic idea as the spring legislative session winds down.

Updated: 2:19 PM The Illinois Commerce Commission is meeting with officials from the state's electricity providers Tuesday to discuss issues of demand and reliability.

Updated: 2:15 PM The number of traffic deaths in Wisconsin dropped in April.

Updated: 8:40 PM He's on the ballot in November, but is already sitting in the seat he hopes to keep.

Updated: 8:23 PM Warm, dry weather over most of Illinois in the past week has allowed the state's farmers to move ahead quickly with planting the soybean crop.

Updated: 2:29 PM Illinois military police officers who returned home from Iraq last month are shocked at allegations that other American MPs tortured Iraqi prisoners.

Updated: 12:43 PM Rockford Police make an arrest in connection with Sunday night's fire bombing.

Updated: 11:58 AM Wisconsin's gas price has reached a record-high level.

Updated: 10:17 AM Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered a new way to attack tuberculosis, which could lead to more effective antibiotics.

Updated: 10:51 PM Who will be democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's running mate?

Updated: 10:47 PM Traffic crashes are the number one cause of death for children. And the right fit and click can make a difference.

Updated: 10:44 PM It may have been a heavyweight fight, but one seldom seen around here

Updated: 9:32 PM It was a bigger load that letter carriers had to collect.

Updated: 9:31 PM Should Rumsfeld resign?

Updated: 9:33 PM He was there to capture one of our biggest threats.

Updated: 5:39 PM It's National Preservation Week. A time to spotlight historical homes and buildings that are being saved. But during this same week one old house is about to be torn down. A Belvidere man is fighting to save it.

Updated: 10:28 AM Illinois drivers are paying more at the pump.

Updated: 9:54 PM Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a State Trooper.