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.

Posted: 11:04 PM December warmth has also brought another problem across the Stateline in the form of a late season allergy attacks.

Posted: 9:47 PM An earthquake has knocked items off shelves in homes around Anchorage, Alaska, but there are no immediate reports of injuries.

Posted: 9:42 PM Around 3,000 Red Cross workers are still helping clean up from SuperStorm Sandy, 12 are from Rockford and Freeport.

Posted: 11:50 PM Duration of snow-free days closing in on record proportions!

Posted: 10:20 PM Senator Dick Durbin says the Army Corps of Engineers will see if the flow of the Missouri River can be tweaked to help keep the Mississippi safely navigable.

Posted: 6:21 PM With winter weather around the corner, Illinois State Police are asking drivers to take extra precautions on the roadways.

Posted: 11:20 PM Just 3 out of November's opening 13 days have seen above normal temperatures. We take a look at one key contributor to the unseasonable chill.

Posted: 9:50 PM Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is sending 54 police officers to New Jersey to help law enforcement agencies deal with the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy and this week's nor'easter.

Posted: 10:45 PM The number of homes and businesses without electricity in the Northeast is climbing again as a wintry storm sweeps the coast.

Updated: 10:24 PM Election Day looks to be cold and rainy in the Stateline. How have past cold and/or rainy Election Days translated into past Election results? Read more to find out!

Posted: 10:52 PM Streak of below normal temperatures has reached more than a week, though strong signs of improvement lie ahead.

Updated: 11:57 PM ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Rockford First Church is filling a semi-truck with hurricane relief supplies.

Posted: 11:49 PM November is often a month Stateliners will call the genuine transition from fall to winter, and the historical numbers back that up!

Posted: 11:42 PM November is Winter Storm Preparedness Month in Illinois

Updated: 11:43 PM The latest release of the US Drought Monitor displays the most dramatic improvements in Illinois drought conditions since at least May, likely before!

Posted: 11:18 PM Drought-plagued Midwest farming states got little benefit from the massive storm that pounded the Eastern Seaboard.

Posted: 11:13 PM Fifteen emergency responders from Illinois are headed to New York City to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Updated: 6:46 AM The right Eastbound lane of I-90 near Anthony Road is blocked for stalled semi-truck. Traffic is getting by in the left lane. Plan accordingly.

Posted: 10:48 PM Cargo shipping has resumed on the Great Lakes after the fringes of superstorm Sandy.

Updated: 4:47 AM The storm that was Hurricane Sandy crashed ashore in New Jersey, but is causing widespread damage for from Massachusetts to Virginia and beyond.