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The Illinois Secretary of State's office has created a secure database into which you can enter emergency contact information which is then tied to your driver's license, permit, or identification card. Read more about the program here, FAQs here, and sign up here. We checked out the form - looks simple enough! You can list up to 2 contacts and add, change, or delete names at any time by going to the website. The SOS makes sure you know that it is not responsible for inaccurate or outdated information. So if you list your wife and then get a nasty divorce, don't be shocked if she doesn't tell the rest of the family you're in a coma, wasting away somewhere. (Thanks to Sean for the tip!)

According to an AP report from last night, it seems President-Elect Barack Obama will officially nominate Hillary Clinton for Secretary of State on Monday.

Those who know the exact price of their morning coffee received a gentle reminder this morning: the Cook County sales tax hike to 10.25% is effective today. Statewide, other new laws taking effect July 1:

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Jesse White unveiled a program that allows Illinois motorists to recycle old or obsolete license plates. For a few weeks now, license plate recycling bins have been available outside each of the 136 Secretary of State vehicle facilities, but the recycling program was officially announced on Tuesday, in order to coincide with Earth Day.