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Some brands still use this ingredient, while others have replaced it over the years.

We all want to protect our environment, but it can be easy to overlook some of the simplest ways we can do this. Throwing hazardous waste in the garbage is a prime example of something we should never do.

You thought eggshells sharpened the blades? WRONG.

Because of the current conflict in Ukraine, oil prices are shooting up above $100 a barrel, which will, of course, mean much higher prices at the pump here in Illinois and throughout the country. Just looking at today's news shows that the price per barrel has risen $19.

So Russia invades Ukraine, which causes rising oil prices to surge even further, and makes it an almost certainty that Illinois' gas prices (along with the rest of the country) are about to really go up.

The national average price for a gallon of gas rose sharply last week to $3.48, which is four cents more than a week ago. Here in Rockford, that number is $3.60 per gallon, when last week we were at $3.52.

Week in and week out, the price for a gallon of gas keeps dropping. Most of us wish we were enjoying it more than we are.

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says Illinois could be the next site of an oil train derailment if safety standards aren’t improved. Durbin met with federal transportation officials and Illinois mayors to discuss proposed rules on trains carrying crude oil...