A certain Illinois politician has been known to say, for example, there are three days left until Election Day, six if you don’t sleep.

This weekend, you truly have additional time, with the extra hour created by the end of Daylight Saving Time.

As you get out of bed at 2 a.m. Sunday to turn all of your clocks back an hour, why not change the batteries in your smoke detector? You do have a smoke detector, don’t you?

Don’t try to say you can’t afford one. “They’re cheaper than a pizza!” says Colona Fire Chief John Swan, president of the Illinois Firefighters Association.