Posted: 10:22 PM President Barack Obama has signed into law a $50.5 billion emergency measure for Superstorm Sandy victims.

Posted: 5:03 PM The Jo Daviess County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with the Jo Daviess County Highway Department, is asking all drivers to be aware of the winter storm warning currently in effect from 1 AM Wednesday until 6 PM Wednesday.

Posted: 11:00 PM Congress is sending a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure for Superstorm Sandy victims to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Posted: 10:49 PM A snow emergency has been declared for the Village of Machesney Park beginning 10:00pm on 1.24.13 and ending 11:00am on 1.25.13.

Posted: 10:40 PM New this year, two courses offered in Winnebago County!

Updated: 1:17 PM Due to the lack of snow, this year's Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition has been cancelled.

Posted: 3:01 PM Due to a lack of snow, the 27th annual Illinois Snow Sculpting Competition at Sinnissippi Park in Rockford will be postponed until Jan. 23-26.

Updated: 4:46 PM Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful is holding its 25th Annual Christmas Tree Recycling program January 1 – 15, 2013.

Updated: 10:22 PM Storm that struck nation's midsection, killing 6, knocking out power, begins lashing Northeast.

Updated: 7:20 PM Nasty weather is already complicating travel in parts of the U.S., with forecasts of snow, thunderstorms and more threatening a sloppy Christmas Day from Texas to Florida.

Posted: 10:48 PM More than 500 flights have been canceled at O'Hare and Midway international airports

Updated: 3:47 PM We're getting word of quite a few power outages in the Stateline. Com-Ed is reporting about 1,500 power outages right now. Most are in Loves Park, Pecatonica and Roscoe.

Posted: 3:24 PM The Village of Winnebago County has announced that a snow ordinance is in effect.

Updated: 7:25 PM The Jo Daviess County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with the JoDaviess County Highway Department, is asking all drivers to be aware of the Blizzard Warning effective until midnight tonight.

Updated: 10:31 AM The Village of Machesney Park has declared a snow emergency from Thursday, December 20, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. until Friday, December 21, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

Posted: 10:24 AM The Village of Pecatonica has enforced a snow emergency that will take effect at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Updated: 11:06 PM Stateliners are already starting to gear up for the first storm of the year.

Posted: 5:04 PM Effective immediately, the Village of Cherry Valley has implemented its winter parking regulation ordinance.

Posted: 5:01 PM The City of Beloit has declared a snow emergency to take place at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 20, 2012 and remain in effect until 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 21, 2012.

Updated: 5:01 PM The South Beloit Police Department has issued a snow emergency declaration for South Beloit, IL from 9:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20th until 9:00 a.m. Friday, December 21st.

Updated: 3:33 PM The city wide snow emergency and the odd/even parking is cancelled effective 12:00 p.m. Friday, December 21, 2012.

Posted: 7:05 PM As the area braces for the first snow storm of the season in the days leading up to the first official day of winter, Illinois Department on Aging Director John K. Holton, Ph.D., reminds older adults and their families to get ready for the cold weather.

Posted: 9:41 PM Officials say the Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to expedite the blasting of two large Mississippi River rock pinnacles that are impeding barge traffic with river levels at dangerously low levels.

Posted: 11:54 PM Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois says severe weather events are becoming more frequent and Congress needs to consider how it plans to pay for disasters.

Posted: 11:09 PM Gov. Pat Quinn says he's working "night and day" with other top Illinois leaders on ways to address the critically low water levels on the Mississippi River.