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When a young person studies mathematics, he will invariably learn about the law of mutual exclusivity. You cannot turn left and turn...

Everyone loves to pay income tax and here’s why: In America, you can pay as much or as little tax as you want. Right? Wrong. No one likes...

Have you ever looked at an optical illusion on paper, and no matter how long you stared, it became more and more confusing? The key to...

One day the internet will crash, and the world will turn to complete chaos. Today the phone network, the mail system and automobiles all...

If you were more than an infant in 1980s or earlier, the year 2000 seemed like an age away. The average American thought people would be...

If you live in Illinois and pay any attention to the news media, there is a battle brewing between promoting private industry and...

The article this week will showcase a real Illinois town affectionately renamed as the “Village of Moneylust”. Even by its real name,...

Remember the excitement of turning 16 years old and pining for your driver’s license? Those of you who came of age in Illinois may still...

When a typical American hears the word “jeep”, they immediately think of the iconic 4-wheel drive utility vehicle. These stalwarts...

Remember 2010? The immigration debate was a top story nationwide. The topic held news headlines longer than most political arguments, but...

If improvisation exposes the true talent of a comedian, then the short-lived Whose Line is it Anyway? should have been the king of all TV...

In 1984, the blockbuster comedy Beverly Hills Cop starring Eddie Murphy was released. Murphy played the character Axel Foley, a Detroit...

Now that Super Bowl XLIX (and the halftime show) is done, America can also get busy forgetting the buzzword of January 2015...

The lone wolf. Every occupation has them. The guy who wants to be out there, on his own, with no accountability. The concern isn’t for...

Do you want a refund from the IRS this year? As you patiently wait for your W-2 form to get the process going, you have to ask yourself...

If you have email, at some point a friend of yours undoubtedly has sent you an invitation to join the social network LinkedIn. Or maybe...

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?”...

It’s a new year and the ITEA is stoked to begin year number six as a professional organization designed to serve law enforcement,...

Think back to a time earlier in the year when the sun was out, the air was warming, the trees were turning green. As you walked past the...