Updated: 5:07 PM A local politician is working to make sure students can ride their bikes to school.

Updated: 12:54 PM The president of the Chicago Board of Education is getting prepared for what he calls a "logistical nightmare'' because of a federally mandated school choice program.

Updated: 5:05 PM From gabbing to grooming, stateliners fall victim to driving distractions.

Updated: 3:58 PM Woman on trial for breast feeding her seven-month-old while driving on the Ohio turnpike.

Updated: 3:55 PM Garbage man alerted woman to the fire.

Updated: 4:00 PM You've heard of tattooing and body piercing, but what about tongue splitting?

Updated: 1:45 PM Loyola University in Chicago is warning its students about the dangers of music swapping.

Updated: 1:42 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Wednesday signed legislation that will allow the city of Chicago to move ahead with plans to expand O'Hare International Airport.

Updated: 4:40 PM Another construction project is beginning.

Updated: 4:35 PM Mary Washington is breathing a sigh of relief. The man whose dog attacked her son will now pay for his pit bull’s actions.

Updated: 4:32 PM A car accident in Rockford leaves at least two people in the hospital.

Updated: 1:31 PM The FBI in Chicago Tuesday said they have found possible human remains after a dig near the stadium where the Chicago White Sox play.

Updated: 1:29 PM Emergency calls made after a deadly Lincoln Park porch collapse reveal frightened partygoers, some whom were searching for friends.

Updated: 12:45 PM Jobs, real estate and sales tax dollars are heading to Belvidere.

Updated: 7:39 PM Illinois Republican Senate candidate John Cox is taking to the airwaves.

Updated: 7:35 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday said he wouldn't change Illinois state law that says marriage between same sex couples is against the public policy of the state.

Updated: 8:46 PM Eight cities participated yesterday in a pilot program to demonstrate how "Safety Belt Enforcement Zones'' will work.

Updated: 8:44 PM Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich Monday signed a bill protecting the public-sector jobs of people called to active military duty.

Updated: 8:45 PM Illinois now has an official state snack, popcorn!

Updated: 1:17 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich says the money judges want in raises could be better spent on health care, education or public safety.

Updated: 1:19 PM A Stephenson county official has been arrested for embezzling thousands of dollars in public funds.

Updated: 1:20 PM Two major airlines make a stop in Rockford, but their intent isn't to stay.

Updated: 1:24 PM Motorists Beware as certain eyes are watching for the belt.

Updated: 7:40 PM Black community leaders Friday criticized Gov. Rod Blagojevich for sending a bill designed to overhaul the state's death penalty system back to the Legislature.

Updated: 7:34 PM Ted Nugent says Gov. Rod Blagojevich is more than welcome to visit the rocker backstage before his performance at the Illinois State Fair