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.

Updated: 8:27 PM A six-foot-long boa constrictor has been found in a Glen Ellyn forest preserve.

Updated: 5:46 PM An insurance company and a real estate investment trust are in negotiations to determine who will own the Sears Tower.

Updated: 9:46 AM Movie spurs sales of clownfish.

Updated: 4:26 PM If you travel the Illinois Tollway, you might have to get ready to fork over some more change.

Posted: 4:22 PM Rockford Mayor Doug Scott is out of the hospital and says he's feeling a lot better.

Updated: 4:19 PM There's been an emotional turn of events for the family of Rockford soldier Corey Schiller.

Updated: 12:59 PM Former P.O.W. could be home before the end of the month.

Updated: 8:07 PM Many trees lost due to storm.

Updated: 8:02 PM Gov. Rod Blagojevich Thursday sweetened the pot of state-backed incentives aimed at boosting Illinois' coal industry.

Updated: 5:02 PM Mayor is rushed to hospital after fainting at press conference.

Updated: 4:48 PM Stateline residents should finally be out of the dark after a series of severe storms.

Updated: 4:40 PM Those in need of assistance can now get a helping hand.

Updated: 8:15 PM Weather officials reported Wednesday that 127 tornadoes have touched down in Illinois this year, eclipsing a nearly 30-year-old weather record.

Updated: 5:15 PM Traffic to be expected at Alpine Road and Illinios 173.

Updated: 5:07 PM Saturday's storms also created problems for the Riverview Ice House.