While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most read more

While good rains in August and September have alleviated drought conditions in portions of central and southern Illinois, the most severely affected area in northern Illinois remains stubbornly dry.

I figured something out in 2004 and last year kind of carried it over. This year, I'm trying to be read more

I figured something out in 2004 and last year kind of carried it over. This year, I'm trying to be consistent. I'm not a home run hitter. My job is just to drive in runs when they are there and just get on base and score anyway.

We've essentially doubled our population, doubled our load, over the last 23 years. Yet we have not added any new read more

We've essentially doubled our population, doubled our load, over the last 23 years. Yet we have not added any new infrastructure to serve that, from the standpoint of transmission.

Life is full of choices. They could have called for help. They could have stopped and walked away. They made read more

Life is full of choices. They could have called for help. They could have stopped and walked away. They made their choice that day, now they must pay the consequences.

I'm always on a train or a plane, so wherever I happen to be is home.

I'm always on a train or a plane, so wherever I happen to be is home.

The only thing I can figure out without going into the motor is that it looks like it broke a read more

The only thing I can figure out without going into the motor is that it looks like it broke a main stud (one of three inside the engine which holds the crankshaft in place), ... From there, somehow it wedged the rod in the cylinder which eventually led to it breaking. As soon as it started, you could tell something was wrong. It was the first time in all my years in racing that I've seen something like this happen to us.

We are going to continue to work and focus on defense. We aren't being given much respect as a team read more

We are going to continue to work and focus on defense. We aren't being given much respect as a team to go out and make a run at this, so we are anxious to prove that we are a force to be reckoned with.

The government must speak for you, and the nation, which are the same. That is the law.

The government must speak for you, and the nation, which are the same. That is the law.

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game, ... But I never expected our best score in the state read more

I knew we'd have to bring our 'A' game, ... But I never expected our best score in the state tournament.