Updated: 1:55 PM A measure that would keep a DeKalb County horse slaughterhouse from rebuilding after a fire failed in the Illinois House Thursday.

Updated: 1:57 PM A Janesville police officer who admitted to lying on the stand during a burglary trial will not face any criminal charges.

Updated: 9:06 AM Rockford police make an arrest in the shooting that occurred near Lewis Lemon Elementary School on Tuesday.

Updated: 8:42 AM Freeport Township has initiated a unique fund-raising campaign to pay for essential services for seniors and underprivileged residents in the area.

Updated: 12:25 AM Concerns over budget cuts drive local residents to Springfield.

Updated: 3:48 PM Down to the bare bones, that's how some are describing the Rockford School District.

Updated: 3:32 PM When a child says, "one nation, under God" during the pledge of allegiance, is he or she being indoctrinated in a religious belief?

Updated: 3:29 PM The Illinois House Wednesday approved legislation to help people who use guns in self-defense despite local bans on weapons.

Updated: 3:26 PM It's an all too familiar story for stateline area workers, companies downsizing, laying off or moving out of the area.

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?