Morning Headlines: Friday, December 18

Thomson Prison On Track to Be Fully Operational in 2016 [WIFR]

Officials identify 17-year-old fatally shot on Rockford's west side [RRStar]

Alpine Academy Damaged in Fire [Eyewitness News]

Sen. Kirk Writes Letter to President Urging End to Ban on Use of Social Media to Screen Immigrants [Eyewitness News]

Heroin overdose deaths down in Winnebago County, but sitll at 'epidemic' level [RRStar]

$5M Donated for Scholarships to HCC and Rockford University [WIFR]