In Illinois, union labor comes first. Every lawmaker knows you need unions on your side if you want to get something done, whether it’s transit or pensions. The cost of keeping union leaders happy ...

To make birdies, you need to make putts. And one of the critical elements to good putting is speed control — from all distances. A lot of players can judge the line correctly but just can’t get the ...

Three red vending machines at Fox Valley Mall make donating winter clothes to the unsheltered, providing breakfast for needy kids, or sending chickens to people in developing countries as easy as ...

It’s a vending machine, but instead of a snack or can of soda coming out, the money you put in it changes lives in our community and around the world. It’s a “Giving Machine” and we have one here in ...

A former Xbox executive has called on Valve to allow third-parties to use SteamOS to make their own Steam Machines, amid concern over the price of the next-gen living room PC. Now, Mike Ybarra, former ...

At Lifehack Method, where we help clients master time management and build systems for living fulfilling, balanced lives, we see this every day. People are desperate for tools that promise to take the ...

Valve is set to release a new gaming console in 2026. The Steam Machine will run the Linux OS. The console also doubles as a PC. According to Gaming On Linux, the market share for Steam on Linux hit a ...

Amazon is rolling out kiosks that let patients get their prescriptions while they are still at the doctor’s office. Starting in December 2025, the tech behemoth will be stepping up its efforts to ...

First, make sure you're saying it right: While the cutting machine brand Cricut may look like "cry-cut," you pronounce it like "cricket," the noisy little insect. And the brand has definitely made ...

At the core of contemporary China is a contradiction: it’s the world’s most prominent Communist-ruled country, yet it’s found steadily increasing affluence in recent decades by embracing a degree of ...

If your organization is still relying on ad hoc employee experimentation with gen AI, it’s time to shift gears. While experiments like using Claude to draft emails or ChatGPT to brainstorm can yield ...