Politics

For as long as there have been vehicles, there have been vehicles stolen. Rates of car theft go up, they go down, but they never go away. Let's take a look at what vehicles car thieves in Illinois prefer stealing over all the others out there.

Since our elected officials can't seem to get off of their butts and dump this twice-yearly habit of springing forward and falling back (even though over 75% of people want it gone), we're going to have to do it again this weekend. But, as an added bonus, at least you get to lose an hour's worth of sleep.

We've been hearing for years about something called "Outbound Migration" here in Illinois, which is a fancy way of saying "kissing a state goodbye." Illinois may no longer be the state leading the nation in outbound migration, but we're near the top. Ever think about where you'd move if you left Illinois?

This discovery has triggered a rapid emergency response, with wildlife biologists converging on the Midwest from as far as Vermont and New Hampshire.

A Solitaire Bliss survey reveals the variations in American competitiveness. Midwestern states exhibit diverse competitive behaviors, with Iowa ranking highest.

Now might be a good time to ask ourselves if Illinois citizens are getting their money's worth when it comes to our state lawmakers, and when was the last time that any of us saw two pay raises in just over 6 months?

A brand new stadium complex for the Bears in Arlington Heights isn't going to just build, maintain, and operate itself. This project is going to need a lot of Illinois workers to build it, and a lot of people to keep it going.

I've heard the expression "It's good to be number-one" before, but something tells me that being the top phone tax and fee state doesn't do much to attract new residents to Illinois.

Illinois State officials (knowing how people can be when it comes to deadlines) are urging Illinois residents to get busy now so that there won't be a giant logjam of Real ID applications this coming May.

The Illinois Secretary of State's Office gave the official "thumbs down" on about 400 different requests for vanity plates last year because the requests were deemed to be offensive... or too hard to read.