Sometimes I really start to wonder about this unpaid gig, but on the rare occasion when both sides respond to a column – and they
Year: 2021
The Kane County Democrats are at it again!
Please let me clearly state for the record that not all political patronage hires are a bad thing. In fact, I was once a semi-patronage
The First Ward Report – Batavia’s own Father Pfleger
And speaking of that abundantly false and self-aggrandizing prophet, despite beyond credible sexual abuse accusations against him being brought to light, the Chicago Archdiocese completely
The First Ward Report – It’ll always be Boystown to me!
Or Homo Heights as one of my favorite gay friends and former coworkers, Dennis Hills-Cooper, frequently referred to it. You see, from 1985 to 1990
The First Ward Report – Everything ain’t always about race!
I love it when an airliner has to make an unscheduled stop to eject an unruly passenger because it inevitably involves one of this planet’s
The First Ward Report – Ain’t too proud to beg
Whenever I sit down to write a column and a litany of caveats immediately come to mind, I seriously start thinking about moving on to
The First Ward Report – Lady MacBeth ain’t got nuthin’ on Charmain Pierog
Upon first meeting Kane County Chairman Corinne Pierog, you’ll likely be impressed. She’ll gently take your hand and surround it with hers, she’ll tilt her
The First Ward Report – The tyranny of the minority
Since I’ve apparently lost the will to live, in addition to taking the medical “experts” on last Tuesday, today, I’m gonna go after a vast
The First Ward Coronavirus Report – The “experts” are even worse than Donald Trump!
After embarking on a Friday afternoon sojourn to stock up on that superb Columbia Crest 2017 Cabernet at Binny’s in the Geneva Commons, upon entering
The First Ward Report – The cyclist is always gonna lose!
As ten-year-plus avid road biker, the cycling death of world-renowned architect Helmut Jahn at the intersection of Old La Fox and Burlington Roads hit me