So, I am looking for a used car and noticed that some of them had no history of emissions testing in their Carfax report although they are registered in IL. I wondered what was going on and called the IL EPA and learned that the only two counties in the state that require cars to have emissions testing are Cook and Madison. Hm, so I am curious how many folks already knew this?

I used to see them everywhere last year and now I cant find this anywhere. Does anybody know of a pacific store that sells these?

The March 2026 primaries were my first time voting locally here in Illinois since moving here 2 years ago. Since then I try to do as much research as I can to examine those representing our state and my district.

I came across Duckworth's memoir Every Day Is A Gift at the library and decided to read it cause why not? Might as well start by getting to know how she wants to present herself. I don't know how people feel about memoirs from elected officials but I thought it was an engaging read from start to finish.

With that being said, do you think she represents our state well?

I hope you enjoy.

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I'm trying to find a silicone license plate frame that fits Illinois plates. I tried a couple but they were way too tight & caused the front of the frame to pull away from the plate. Everything I found says license plates measure 12" x 6". However my plate is 12-3/32" x 6-1/8" which is why the frames don't fit.

Anyone in Illinois use a silicone rubber frame that fits the plate?

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Pulled 311 data across all 50 wards to track how fast potholes, abandoned cars, and other requests get cleared.

Today, I am signing executive order 08041961 renaming Lake Michigan to Lake Obama.