laws

I am the son of a postal worker who delivered mail in the Missouri and Illinois area for the better part of 30 years. That makes me an unofficial expert of sorts about what you can and can't mail. There are 10 very specific types of things you can't mail in Illinois no matter what.

"Happy hour" has a rather surprising origin story that dates back to the 1800s, but it's still illegal in these states.

Monday is the beginning of a new week and a new month and for the state of Illinois the beginning of 4 new laws that go into effect including legislation that affects child influencers, driver's licenses and immigrants.

I don't want to be the old man on the porch constantly complaining about why things have to change and wishing we could go back 30 years to "the good times", but there's a new proposal in Illinois that wants to ban gas-powered vehicles by the year 2035 and I'm grumpy about it.

I'm not a lawyer or any kind of legal expert, but I will say that many laws and regulations don't use common sense in my opinion. This is a great example. Do you think that Missouri landlords should be required to provide you air conditioning? The answer is more complicated than it needs to be.

Not wearing shoes could land you in big trouble in some states.

You have to be careful what you toss in the trash can in Illinois as there are more than two dozen things that can get you busted.

I am sometimes guilty of not throwing enough stuff away as the phrase "pack rat" has been used to describe me. However, I'm safer than most in Missouri as there is a long list of things you can't legally throw away without facing consequences if you're caught.

I was always taught to throw away my trash. That's a good idea with the exception of like a billion items that are actually against the law to throw away in Wisconsin. Toss these things and you'll face consequences.

Not only is owning a bear dangerous, but it is also expensive when you realize how much they eat.