By David A. Kelm Solar energy has long been relegated to the hippies living in the geodesic home out in the woods or the weird “off the grid” guy at the end of the block whose 1988 pickup truck smells like a Chinese restaurant because it has been converted to run on used restaurant oil. […]
January 2014
Conlee: Getting things done
By Courtney Westlake Ginny Conlee gets things done. That has been my impression as I’ve witnessed Conlee’s work in her leadership roles for many years, though I’ve only just gotten to know her better personally in the last year. And after sitting down to lunch with her at Café Brio, I am more convinced of […]
Residential Landlord-Tenant laws
By Sarah Jane Delano Pavlik Is your residential lease up and you want to move? Is your lease not up and you want to move? Or, are you a landlord and want to evict a troublesome tenant? What are your options? First, as with any question regarding a document, you need to read your lease. You […]
Mac versus PC
By Brant Mackey About 30 years ago one of the most hotly debated questions was which was “better,” a Mac or a PC? Back in the 80s it was all the rage to argue the advantages and shortcomings of each. Mac users were clearly in the minority and fiercely loyal while PC users simply thought […]
Coming in from the cold
By Joe Natale April – so said the poet – is the cruelest month. I don’t know if that’s a reference to paying income taxes or not; but to my way of thinking, January is certainly the coldest month. This is really old news, but the month of “January” is named in honor of the […]
Natural gas powers commercial vehicles
By Douglas L. Whitley What has been lost during the on-going debate on hydraulic fracturing in Illinois and across the country is the “other side of the coin.” What do I mean by that? When it comes to increased natural gas production, the other side of the coin is the increased demand and opportunities for businesses […]

