Street light. For other uses, see Streetlight (disambiguation). A street light, light pole, lamppost, street lamp, light standard, or lamp standard is a raised source of light on the edge of a road or walkway. Modern lamps may also have light-sensitive photocells that activate automatically when light is or is not needed: dusk, dawn, or the onset of dark weather.
The cost of living in Illinois (IL) is higher than the nationwide average. The average yearly pay in Illinois is $52,590.00, which is higher than the U.S. average annual salary by $2,782.00. The consumer price index (CPI) of 235 in Illinois is 0.86% higher than the U.S. city average CPI of 233.
The Social Security Administration announced Friday that the annual cost-of-living adjustment (commonly called COLA) for 2018 will be 2 percent. Marking the biggest increase since 2012 â and coming after a 0.3 percent rise for 2017 â the change means the average monthly benefit for all 66 million Social Security recipients will rise by about $25, to $1,283 from $1,258.