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Training, preparation are key when police departments join forces to assist one another

Jurisdictional lines may define geography, but they should never limit public safety, law enforcement expert Tom Weitzel writes in his Roll Call column

By Tom Weitzel●

Mitch Albom: Woman caught in Zoom lie pays an unexpected price

Zoom conversations, grossly popularized during the COVID-19 era, invite deception that never existed in face-to-face encounters.

By Mitch Albom●

Rich Miller: Poll says cost of housing a problem in Illinois

The poll was released as Gov. JB Pritzker and others are pushing a plan to build “missing middle” residences, including multi-family developments and “granny flats” throughout the state.

By Rich Miller●

Historic Highlights: Downstate Illinois resident was a survivor of the Titanic

Richard Becker, who lived in Jacksonville in the late 1930s and early 1940s, was among the 712 survivors of the Titanic, which smashed into an iceberg in the north Atlantic late on April 14, 1912.

By Tom Emery●

Rich Miller: Primary voter turnout numbers may guide future trends

The trend in special elections across the country over the past several months has shown spiking Democratic turnout and tanking Republican turnout.

By Rich Miller●