Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves or to gain additional seats for their party. –
Year: 2024
The Kane County Republicans are officially a running joke
Sorry losers and haters, but my I.Q. is one of the highest – and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure,
On the end of summer vacation
Authors note: My plan was to write a column based on a recent Tribune article on how private water companies are gouging municipal customers to
Lions and tigers and Islamic schools, oh my!
Lions and tigers and Islamic schools, oh my! By the general nature of the responses on Facebook’s Elgin Nostalgia & History page, you’d think the
Quick Hits – August 8, 2024
Proof of concept No sooner had the virtual ink dried on my July 18 column explaining my theories on the chronically homeless dried than California
Why are your children my responsbility?
For a country purportedly founded on “rugged individualism,” I’ve never understood our pervasive “attractive nuisance” laws and I never will. The legal theory is if
What’s it gonna take?
I know being a cop is hard. I know that shit’s dangerous. I know it is, okay? But some jobs can’t have bad apples. Some
Quick Hits – July 30, 2024
Let’s kick this Quick Hits off with some good news! On a positive note! One of the things I truly miss about the pre-MAGA era
What’s really behind all the Geneva power outages
Monday’s power failure marks the ninth 20-second outage on Geneva’s west side since June first. And there was nary a cloud in the sky nor
On the slower forms of suicide
Though it wasn’t planned, let’s continue with our theme of self-destruction as examined through the lens of previous columns. Having just revisited the chronically homeless