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Eye On Illinois: Underground storage tanks a much bigger problem than one bill can solve

IEPA estimates the remediations have an average cost of $150,000 per site and said its Underground Storage Tank Fund holds more than $80 million as of April 7. Ignoring inflation, five projects per year means it would take 106 years to burn through the entire fund.

By Scott T. Holland●

Eye On Illinois: School phone ban seems imminent, though future tweaks likely

How are supposed to kids supposed to know what’s happening on their Chromebooks if they’re looking at their iPhones?

By Scott T. Holland●

Mitch Albom: Comic from deaf family proves laughter heard in many ways

What’s funny about growing up in a deaf family? Almost everything, if you ask Craig Gass, who was the only hearing member of his household.

By Mitch Albom●

Eye On Illinois: It’s 2026, how do we not know who’s been dead for 35 years?

Few love the idea of a central government database, state or federal, tying everyone’s everything into a single record.

By Scott T. Holland●

‘Come home safe’ is the mantra for all families behind the badge

Police officers' families carry a heavy burden when they watch a loved one put on the uniform and walk out the door, columnist Tom Weitzel maintain in his Roll Call column

By Tom Weitzel●