Updated: 9:30 PM Downed trees may no longer be a valid excuse for a bad golf game.

Updated: 9:32 PM Knee deep in water to help preserve nature.

Updated: 4:43 PM Many of the trees that were damaged from the storm will make for nice firewood.

Updated: 9:33 PM The massive piles of branches and debris along area roadways are getting smaller.

Updated: 10:00 AM Man charged with murder in Rockford shooting.

Updated: 9:58 AM Canadian company offers $12 million for Ingersoll.

Updated: 9:06 PM The mayor of Murphysboro in far southern Illinois is turning to God to help save a local factory.

Updated: 9:02 PM The family of a 30-year-old man killed in last month's porch collapse is suing the building's managers and the city of Chicago.

Updated: 9:00 PM The University of Illinois board of trustees will consider extending insurance coverage to same-sex domestic partners of university employees.

Updated: 8:57 PM Industry analysts say it was a move the revamping retailer needed to make.

Updated: 8:54 PM Exotic animals susceptible to monkeypox at 18 Illinois pet stores and 17 homes have been quarantined by the Agriculture Department.

Updated: 8:52 PM A Chicago-area community newspaper publisher already accused of spying on Iraqi opposition groups for Saddam Hussein's intelligence service has been charged with perjury as well.

Updated: 6:44 PM Three Democratic governors Tuesday say tax cuts won't fix the economy.

Posted: 6:42 PM The University of Illinois Board of Trustees is voting this week whether to provide benefits to same-sex couples.

Updated: 6:46 PM A stand-off ends after almost six hours.

Updated: 4:12 PM Safety was the topic on Oprah Tuesday. She took a look at how we can protect ourselves when our safety is compromised.

Updated: 4:03 PM Clean-up still continues from the July 5 storm that left about 85,000 stateline businesses and homes without power.

Updated: 3:56 PM The Wisconsin Supreme Court says homeowners and store owners have the right to carry concealed weapons on their property for a lawful purpose under a constitutional amendment approved five years ago.

Updated: 7:59 PM The U.S. Senate voted Monday to confirm President Bush's nomination of Samuel Der-Yeghiayan to be the newest member of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Updated: 7:55 PM E-mails and instant messages make communicating easier, but they also can breed a new kind of criminal: the Internet stalker.

Updated: 5:03 PM The number of Wal-Mart Supercenters in Rockford will soon be tripling.

Updated: 3:27 PM Local pet shop quarantined weeks after monkeypox outbreak.

Updated: 3:17 PM Tests of a new anthrax detection system will begin Tuesday at the U.S. Postal Service in Rockford.

Updated: 5:04 PM A young girl complains she is sexually harassed at Magic Waters.

Updated: 12:48 PM What a difference a week makes.