The Super Bowl should be moved to a Saturday

Tomorrow, some of you will head out to the voting booths to choose which Democrats and Republicans will be on the ballot come November.

In the past, the primary election was held in the spring, but lawmakers moved it up so Illinois could have more of an impact and say in the presidential nomination process.

So if an election can be moved, what about other dates?

I can think of two right now.

The Super Bowl should be moved to a Saturday.

People would be more productive at work the Monday afterward instead of being hung over, chatting about the commercials or reading Internet stories about the game.

People could spend Sunday recovering, cleaning and to talking with friends and family instead of on company time.

Having the Super Bowl on a Saturday also would allow younger kids to stay up later to watch all of it.

A Saturday game would allow people to spend the night at a friend's instead of driving home drunk because they have to work the next day.

The move won't impact the players, who have plenty of distractions to deal with. They still have nearly two weeks between games anyway.

Halloween also should be moved from Oct. 31 to the final Saturday in October.

I know a lot of candymakers are pushing for this too, but Halloween 2009 was on a Saturday and it was great.

Kids were able to have parties at school on Friday and parents weren't rushed to get off work early to take their kids trick-or-treating on a weekday.

There was plenty of time Saturday for sports games, etc. before trick-or-treating began at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Kids, who usually wired on candy well into the night, would not be groggy at school the next day. They would have all Sunday to continue counting candy and recharge for the next week.

AID plans bags event: The Elgin-based Association for Individual Development, one of the numerous agencies impacted by the state's fiscal mess, will host a 2010 "Battle of the Bags" cornhole tournament on Feb. 20 at its Elgin Training Center, 1135 Bowes Road, Elgin.

Registration begins at 1 p.m. with a $40 entry fee per two-person team. Individuals also may register for $20 before being paired with a partner in a blind draw.

Food will be served throughout the event and there will be raffles, too.

AID serves more than 5,100 people in Kane, Kendall, DeKalb, DuPage, suburban Cook and Will counties. For more information, call (847) 931-2291 or visit www.the-association.org.