Want to mess with the mind of a small child? Ask them this simple question: “which is heavier…a ton of feathers, or a ton of bricks?” Invariably the child will say the bricks. The mental illusion exploits a child’s inability to differentiate between volume and density. A ton is a ton, even if it takes one-hundred 53’ semi-trailers full of feathers to equal 2,000 pounds! Effective 01 January 2015, Illinois has enacted a new law giving certain trucks an extra ton of weight for

Everyone loves politics whether they want to admit it or not. Merely knowing the right thing to do, or having the best solution, does not promote legislative change. The political game must be played. When it goes your way, it’s awesome. When it doesn’t, you say the system is broken and corrupt. Both statements are partially correct, but the reality is the political process is an impasse of ideology. By the time this article goes to print, a bill providing extra weight for na