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The war on drugs. One could not invoke a law enforcement initiative with so great a political divide. The truth is, the war on drugs is...

Do you want to have your mind numbed? Well, there’s a lot of ways to accomplish that unlawfully, but if you want a legit method, study...

The sticker shock of an overweight citation is remarkable. Whether it’s a $10,000 ticket or a $500 ticket, it’s a lot of money for a...

In the 1983 TV show The A-Team, actor George Peppard was famous for saying “I love it when a plan comes together!” Whether it’s gears...

One of the biggest challenges in truck enforcement is learning to compartmentalize all the different areas of truck law and refrain from...

LOL. LMAO. TTFN. IKR. Long before kids started texting as their primary form of communication using acronyms meant to befuddle their...

Hogstaubers. They’re everywhere. If there’s a sewer that needs to be cleaned out, call a hogstauber. It’s a filthy job, but someone has...

It’s that time of year again…legislation time! Actually, the current legislation session is almost over, but any bill that might survive...

Hopefully you filed your income tax refund on time this past week, and hopefully you are going to receive a refund. The ITEA knows you...

In the world of apps, the term “running in the background” has become common speak. Whether you are using a laptop, mobile phone or...

Cruising down the highway with your baby by your side is as American as apple pie. So why would a national police publication tell...

Is the goal of truck enforcement to protect the public and infrastructure from unsafe vehicles, or is it simply a revenue generator for...

Everyone loves a coincidence! When two independent events mimic each other completely in their own universe, it brings a smile to...

Remember the Doublemint Gum commercials of the 1980s? How scary is it to think there are brave men and women old enough to be police...

It’s that time of year again…IFTA. This FLA (aka “four letter acronym”) stands for the International Fuel Tax Agreement. Nobody likes to...

We Americans love to generically assign popular brand names to common items. The really smart people of the world call these “proprietary...

There are vicious rumors floating around about Illinois. Once such rumor is that truck registration in the Land of Lincoln is super...

You’ve seen this situation play out in the movies a million times. Bad guy needs money, so he kidnaps an innocent person, usually the...

Hey – did you hear the government is strapped for cash? Not really a new concept, and most people have their own personal opinion about...

If you were coming of age in Chicago in 1973, you loved Steve Goodman. Many classic songs written by this tunesmith were about his...