Updated: 4:29 PM Legislators address local school concerns.

Updated: 2:53 PM Six Democratic U.S. Senate candidates carefully avoided friction among themselves in a debate Wednesday, saving what fireworks there were for President Bush.

Updated: 2:32 PM The Senate has overwhelmingly passed a bill that would save employers tens of billions of dollars in pension costs.

Updated: 2:21 PM He wasn't there in person, but the words of rock star Bono have taken center stage at a congressional hearing.

Updated: 1:06 PM Illinois' attorney general says more needs to be done to crack down on methamphetamine producers.

Updated: 1:04 PM A state representative from southern Illinois is proposing legislation that would override local handgun bans when the guns are used in self-defense.

Updated: 8:44 PM You post an ad, a buyer calls, you think you've got a sale, then you find out you've been scammed.

Updated: 5:04 PM The latest snapshot of consumer confidence shows improvement.

Updated: 4:57 PM A report Tuesday from the Illinois Coalition Against the Death Penalty.

Updated: 4:51 PM After all of the trail running, food serving and flesh pressing, the democratic candidates for president realize it's now up to the people.

Updated: 4:41 PM A local man has gone from rags to riches.

Updated: 1:01 PM Facing the facts of the financial future.

Updated: 6:57 PM After city shuts down apartment building, many still left out in the cold.

Updated: 4:28 PM More than one in ten Holocaust survivors now living in Illinois met the deadline to file insurance claims for losses dating back to the 1930s.

Updated: 3:39 PM The beef industry is launching a multi-million dollar ad campaign Monday, one month after the nation's first case of mad cow disease.

Updated: 3:36 PM The red planet, in full color.

Updated: 1:58 PM He didn't give an address on his customs form. He had only a one-way plane ticket and about $500.

Updated: 1:55 PM The Supreme Court says it'll consider abolishing the death penalty for killers who were under 18 when they committed their crimes.

Updated: 1:24 PM The Supreme Court is reaffirming that police must tell indicted people of their rights before interrogating them.

Updated: 11:23 AM Illinois college students would be able to register to vote when they register for classes, under a bill being considered by lawmakers.

Updated: 11:21 AM Immigrant activists have launched a campaign to register 25,000 new Illinois voters by the fall elections.

Updated: 11:56 PM What an ATV park means to the Oregon community. This comparison comes as Rockford moves forward on a similar park.

Updated: 11:47 PM A late night shooting in rural Winnebago County leaves one man dead.

Updated: 11:41 PM Soldiers are being sent to Rockford to help before, during, and after units are overseas.

Updated: 8:14 PM Tax time is around the corner, but help is available.