If you're a long-time Illinois resident like I am, it's understandable that you might have a bit of trouble with the last word in the headline. You've heard the word before, but it's been so long.
There's a term for a possession which its owner cannot dispose of and whose cost, particularly that of maintenance, is out of proportion to its usefulness.
If you want to say that driving is expensive, you generally don't have to back up that statement with more than a nod toward the skyrocketing gas prices we've been dealing with for nearly a year (with no end in sight).
Well, to be totally accurate, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is the one saying "make an appointment," not the actual driver service facility building on East State Street.
At this writing, there are 5 states and a couple of territories that continue to observe a mask mandate. Based on comments made by Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike, Illinois will be keeping our mask mandate up to and beyond Thanksgiving.
Sure, that air-freshening pine tree or scent bottle might help take out the lingering odors of your trip through the Taco Bell drive-thru, but that doesn't change one big drawback: it's illegal in Illinois.
Maybe you have unclaimed money that's being held by the Illinois Treasurer's Office and didn't even know it. If that's the case, you also may not have known that up until recently the state didn't have to pay any interest on those funds.