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Quick Hits – November 27, 2019

Quick Hits – November 27, 2019

November 27, 2019

Now, some readers, particularly those of the Tri-Cities variety, are getting on my last good nerve by self-righteously proclaiming I should be “supporting the community”

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Quick Hits – Finishing off the Elgin Cabal

Quick Hits – Finishing off the Elgin Cabal

November 25, 2019

Before we move on to other things, to put a period on our two-part Elgin cabal story – at least for now – let’s cover

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Quick Hits – An Elgin Cabal Cracks – Part Two!

Quick Hits – An Elgin Cabal Cracks – Part Two!

November 22, 2019

On Wednesday we covered how, in the form of Elgin City Councilman Baledmar Lopez, the Madigan Machine’s tentacles have oozed all the way out to

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Quick Hits – An Elgin Cabal Cracks – Part One!

Quick Hits – An Elgin Cabal Cracks – Part One!

November 20, 2019

You certainly can’t say Darth Madigan didn’t have a good run, but just as those 60s generals warned us about Communism, those falling dominoes are

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Quick Hits – November 18, 2019

Quick Hits – November 18, 2019

November 18, 2019

A correction! In my defense, I was in the throes of the latest iteration of the plague when it happened, but that’s not nearly an

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Quick Hits – A Curmudgeon Expounds on Marriage!

Quick Hits – A Curmudgeon Expounds on Marriage!

November 15, 2019

Since I’m still recovering from the latest iteration of the plague and writing ain’t comin’ easy, today’s Quick Hits will be supplanted by chapter from

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Quick Hits – Wheaton College and the sin of pride!

Quick Hits – Wheaton College and the sin of pride!

November 13, 2019

Why is it those institutions who exist solely to champion and promote a societal standard, somehow believe it means that it doesn’t apply to them?

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Quick Hits – Never underestimate the persistence of American racism

Quick Hits – Never underestimate the persistence of American racism

November 11, 2019

Like I just did! Since journalists are charged with being the skeptical gate keepers in our collective pursuit of the truth, when I first read

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Quick Hits – I fought the law and the law won!

November 7, 2019

(Cue The Clash!) But in the end, it was a Pyrrhic victory for the Kane County State’s Attorney. Put more simply, I may have lost

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Quick Hits – Tomorrow, the Kane County State’s Attorney loses in court!

Quick Hits – Tomorrow, the Kane County State’s Attorney loses in court!

November 5, 2019

It’s finally time! I’ve been working on acquiring those 255 pages of sexual harassment documents against just one former KCSAO prosecutor for 13 long months

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