Major Retailers Banding Together for a Cross-Brand Loyalty Program

5 Things You Need to Know Wednesday - Rockford job growth, another health risk from losing sleep, Oprah's Chicago auction, new Adam Sandler trailer and TV tonight.

Major retailers are banding together for a cross-banding loyalty program. (USA Today)

Rockford showing signs of job growth. (My Stateline)

Losing 30 minutes of sleep a night increases diabetes risk. (Daily Mail)

Oprah Winfrey will auction off more than 500 personal belongings from her Water Tower Place condo. (NBC 4 New York)

Watch Pac-Man and Donkey Kong attack Adam Sandler and Kevin James in the trailer for Pixels. (97ZOK)

The first season finale of Empire, 7 P.M. on Fox.

The Untold Story of the Sound of Music, 9 P.M. on ABC.  Diane Sawyer and Julie Andrews go to Austria to visit landmarks from "The Sound of Music", and explore the history of the Von Trapps and the story behind the movie.

The series premiere of Barely Famous, 8:30 P.M. on VH1.  A reality show about Erin and Sara Foster, the sexy daughters of producer David Foster.