Updated: 3:24 PM No injuries, but heavy damage.

Updated: 3:23 PM Demand increases for transportation industry.

Updated: 3:21 PM House Speaker Michael Madigan says he's against a piece of the governor's plan to overhaul the state education system.

Updated: 3:16 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Wednesday appointed a former deputy U.S. attorney general as special investigator to the Illinois Gaming Board.

Updated: 4:43 PM District 205 prepares to hand hundreds of pink slips.

Updated: 3:34 PM Movie creates passion for religious items.

Updated: 3:16 PM Gasoline prices in the United States continue to soar.

Updated: 2:49 PM Former Defense Secretary William Cohen insists that part of the blame for ignoring the terror threat lies with society as a whole.

Updated: 2:46 PM The Supreme Court is deciding if patients can sue HMOs in state courts for denying care.

Updated: 2:44 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Tuesday proposed $3.2 billion in new spending on construction and repairs in Illinois.

Updated: 2:41 PM A Springfield woman is urging lawmakers to require background checks for carnival workers and bar anyone who is a sex offender.

Updated: 12:31 PM Will a giant puppet knock the socks off tourists? Midway Village Museum is putting its best foot forward in hopes that it will.

Updated: 8:44 PM The eviction notice isn't far off, leaving many homeless.

Updated: 3:32 PM Even men with high blood pressure apparently benefit from a few drinks now and then.

Updated: 3:30 PM While the majority of Americans oppose legalizing same-sex marriage, people younger than 30 have consistently been more supportive of it than their elders.

Updated: 3:28 PM How about receiving $200 or an all terrain vehicle for hunting deer?

Updated: 3:26 PM More people are filing for bankruptcy.

Posted: 3:06 PM Despite a problem with the jury, the state murder trial of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols is proceeding.

Updated: 3:03 PM The Opportunity rover has failed in its first try at driving out of a crater it's been exploring since landing on Mars two months ago.

Updated: 3:01 PM While not condemning Israel's attack, the Bush administration is expressing concern over the assassination of a founder of the Palestinian group Hamas.

Updated: 2:52 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday announced he will dedicate $2.2 billion over four years for school construction and upkeep next year.

Updated: 1:45 PM We made the decision to go, but some didn't think the call to duty was necessary.

Updated: 1:47 PM A former worker saves his old employer from burning down.

Updated: 11:50 PM Is the West Side Alive project dead?

Updated: 5:19 PM A long-time top aide to former Gov. George Ryan pleaded innocent to charges of bid-rigging in the multi-million-dollar expansion of Chicago's McCormick Place.