Attention drivers of commercial vehicles:

Effective immediately drivers of buses and vehicles over 10,000 are prohibited from texting nationwide.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35081605/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/

Over the next few weeks many of you will be getting their tax returns back.  The refund check is a perfect opportunity to clean up your license.  Many communities offer parking ticket amnesty programs in late January and February.  Hire a lawyer to figure out what exactly is wrong with your license or if you already know contact Brian Small for a license reinstatement hearing.  Make 2010 the year you get yourself back on the road legally.

Mayor Daley has proposed a grace period of 5 minutes after your meter expires.  This is a rare move for the city.  It would allow a driver to contest the ticket if it was written in this grace period.  The catch? You get one shot at this a year.  Read more over at the Chicago Tribune.