Year: 2014

We here at The First Ward want to thank media blogger Jim Romenesko for including our irreverent How do you make a small fortune in

To all the people I offended last night: The Sheriff The Chief Judge The State’s Attorney The Chairman Dawn Barsanti All of the Sheriff’s Deputies

We talked about the current crop of Elgin City Council hopefuls, we talked about the surprising treasurer’s race, we paid homage to the late Chicago

… on the way! Today, Larry and I will be talking about the best mayor the City of Chicago ever had, the late, great Jane

You start with a large one! According to an SEC filing, when Tribune Publishing picked up those 38 Sun-Times suburban properties late last month, they

Sorry for the dearth of posts here lately folks! Between putting a lot more effort into the book and preparing to roast the Sheriff tomorrow

… is right here… … for your listening pleasure. Larry and I want to thank Tribune reporter Rick Pearson for spending so much time with

Today at 3 p.m. on WRMN AM1410! Larry and I will be asking him whether he believes Bruce Rauner will be able to govern, what

While I can certainly appreciate the efforts of all those facebook friends who took the time to post photographs of family members who so bravely

It’s not that I really needed another CD. I can’t possibly listen to the 2,000 LPs and 3,500 CDs I already own. In a chillingly