The increased prevalence of digital television recorders is giving more and more people the ability to skip commercials and get right to the next riveting segment of the Hilton’s. Traditionally, product placement has involved consumer products. But other advertisers are getting into the act as well. An article in Advertising Age’s publication Madison + Vine [...]

The Sun-Times’ Neil Steinberg forms two political action committees and deftly skewers both sides of the partisan divide in an attempt to profit from the hysteria that will undoubtedly engulf the selection of a new Supreme Court justice.
(scroll down to “Act now to save our country!)

When the Dublin Pub opened in the old D’Arcy’s Pint location, I’d heard that the new establishment wouldn’t be straying too far from the winning formula of the previous tenant. Irish theme, horseshoes, fast and affordable fare. After reading Penny Zimmerman-Wills’ review in the Illinois Times last week, it’s apparent that not only are they [...]

In the SJ-R’s sports section today, an article quotes a local high school coach who is quite candid in his comments concerning his reason for resigning. A frenzied band of overinvolved parents had zapped the joy out of his job to the point that he no longer desired to lead their young charges. The public [...]

The Sun Times ran a story today on the state’s arcane sales tax system. Reporters from the paper went to stores in Chicago and Springfield to determine if the rights sales tax was being applied to their purchases. The results were mixed, but it’s hard to blame the merchants for mislevying taxes.
Plain bottled water [...]