replacement

Let's see if I have this straight. LED (stands for light-emitting diode) lights are 50% more energy efficient than sodium vapor lights, they last 15-20 years instead of 2-5 years, and they spread their illumination far more evenly than standard streetlights.

If you've lived in the Land of Lincoln for even a short period of time, I'm sure you've figured out that the political landscape of Illinois is a strange, ever-changing creature. Even knowing that, many are surprised at the Illinois Attorney General's statement.

If you're tired of the current design of Illinois' license plates, you'll be happy to know that Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced yesterday that changes are coming.

As a kid, I loved Warner Brothers cartoons. In particular, I enjoyed the two shift-working sheep dogs ("Mornin' Ralph, Mornin' Sam...") who tag-team defeated the attempts at sheep theft by Wile E. Coyote. Well, if "Shep the Drone" takes off (in a marketing sense), those two dogs, and many others who share a similar vocation, may find themselves out of work...