Local News

A woman who's been dubbed a serial stowaway was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to sneaking past Chicago airport security last year, boarding a plane and flying to London without a ticket.

Unable to find a buyer for its business, Wisconsin-based retail chain Shopko Stores plans to close its remaining 120 department stores by mid-June.

Flooding in our area is causing all sorts of headaches, from people having to evacuate their homes to repairing/mitigating the water damage to avoiding scam artists.

A suspected drunken driver from Illinois is facing charges after allegedly using his truck to pin an officer against a patrol car in western Indiana before the officer shot and wounded him.

St. Patrick's Day in Chicago is not for the weak.

It takes a special play to get noticed in Spring Training.

With the Rock and Pecatonica Rivers at dangerous levels, and flooding expected to stick around for a few days at least, you might wish to know where to avoid.

Illinois State Police say a trooper is recovering at a hospital after being wounded during a shootout with a carjacking suspect who was fatally shot.

And, by "this" I mean dyeing the Chicago River bright green.

Andrea from GoRockford.com made her weekly visit to the show to let us know what to do over the weekend.