Conn. Elementary School Shooting: 20 Children, Seven Adults Killed

Twenty children died today when a heavily armed man invaded a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, killing his mother and spraying the school with bullets. Read More

Local school officials react to Conn. school shooting

The thoughts and prayers of Unit 5 and District 87 are with the families of victims at a Connecticut elementary school on Friday. Read More

Moody's revises Illinois credit outlook to negative

Gov. Pat Quinn's assistant budget director says comprehensive pension reform is needed in Illinois. Read More

Jury sees graphic autopsy photos in Wang murder case

A Will County pathologist provided some grizzly insight into the victim's cause of death in the Misook Wang murder trial Friday. Read More

Debate starts on what to include in Illinois concealed carry bill

It looks as if 2013 will be the year Illinois tries to pass a concealed-carry law. Read More

WJBC Brotherhood Tree reaches its goal, time for delivery

It took one extra day to push the WJBC Brotherhood Tree to its goal. Read More

Fracking study stirs debate

The promise of jobs and money is floating from the idea of getting natural gas out of Southern Illinois through hydraulic fracturing. Read More

Local home sales stable as fiscal cliff approaches

Home sales in the Twin Cities are steadying as the end of 2012 approaches. Read More

Bradley: Thoughts on Moore v. Madigan: The Recent Conceal-Carry Ruling

A few days ago the 7th Circuit Federal Court of Appeals struck down the Illinois law prohibiting conceal-carry, and gave the state legislature 180 days to craft a new law. Read More

Study group: Transit agency should boost marketing to get more riders

Connect Transit General Manager Andrew Johnson says he understands that public transportation must be easy to use if people are going to use it. Read More