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The First Ward Report – Quick Hits!        

The First Ward Report – Quick Hits!        

July 31, 20205 min read

Let’s get back to The First Ward’s roots by covering a couple of stories today. The silence of the Dems This scenario certainly doesn’t merit

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The First Ward Coronavirus Report – Illinois is just fine!

The First Ward Coronavirus Report – Illinois is just fine!

July 29, 20203 min read

Can anyone tell me what specific electromagnetic law stipulates smoke detector batteries MUST expire only between 2 and 3 a.m? One terrified dog and two

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The First Ward Report – Old Sith Lords never die, and they don’t fade away, either!

The First Ward Report – Old Sith Lords never die, and they don’t fade away, either!

July 27, 20205 min read

It’s certainly been a fascinating proposition to watch the political vultures slowly circle Illinois Speaker Michael Madigan’s not-yet-quite-cold corpse. But as amusing as that brand

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The First Ward Recommendation Report – Small businesses you should know!

The First Ward Recommendation Report – Small businesses you should know!

July 24, 20207 min read

Since we’re all so sick of pandemics, presidential races, and Springfield shenanigans, I thought it would be a lot more fun to cover some local

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The First Ward Report – The silence of the (Elgin) Democrats!

The First Ward Report – The silence of the (Elgin) Democrats!

July 22, 20205 min read

I’m hoping Jody Foster will do the remake, too, because when it comes to Illinois, lambs, sheep and Democrats are eminently interchangeable. Unless you’ve been

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The First Ward Report – FDR was right. Fear sucks!

The First Ward Report – FDR was right. Fear sucks!

July 20, 20206 min read

He may not have put it quite that way, but I never realized just how wise our singular four-term president was until this particular pandemic

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How curmudgeons regularly save the world!

How curmudgeons regularly save the world!

July 17, 20205 min read

Since I’m a bit burned out on writing today, I’m running far too many political campaigns, and the rabble has completely lost their minds, I

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The First Ward Report – A “N.O.P.E.” officer in Elgin?

The First Ward Report – A “N.O.P.E.” officer in Elgin?

July 15, 20205 min read

To be fair, Elgin isn’t nearly the only entity to fall prey to a fascinating case of errant municipal or corporate messaging! Chevy did their

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The First Ward Report – Mayor Burns strikes again!

The First Ward Report – Mayor Burns strikes again!

July 13, 20205 min read

Just when you thought Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns couldn’t top his recent performance before the County Board’s Coronavirus Relief Fund Task Force, he managed to

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The First Ward Report – Why we get sick!

The First Ward Report – Why we get sick!

July 10, 20206 min read

But before we start, let’s dispense with yet another round of BS press pandemic panic porn as the papers trumpeted that Illinois hit the four-figure

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