Author: Jeff Ward

Fake news? Though I’ve come to despise that term, I understand why it’s caught on. Borne of eternally receding newsrooms, local newspapers don’t even pretend

Journalism is a very strange profession. It’s a lot like sitting at a desk with a typewriter on a rock in the middle of an

As a result of my December 2, 2019 column on the Tribune’s and Pro Publica’s take on Illinois school district quiet rooms, Montgomery, Illinois, State

Can you say “perjury?” I knew you could! It took a rather circuitous FOIA route from the Elgin City Clerk’s office to the Kane County

With the local races covered, let’s catch up on some old stories! The walls are closing in on Judge John Dalton Throughout my coverage of

Alright! Let’s finish this series off because I got other bleep to write about. To that end, today we’ll be discussing all the state rep

Alright! Now that we’ve covered the Kane County only races, let’s move on to their higher compatriots: 14th Congressional You’d a thunk Republicans would’ve learned

To quote that great philosopher Frank Barone, “Holy crap!” I ain’t never had so many people seek my sage counsel than after the County Clerk

Let’s open this one by issuing a few caveats cause I know you’re a bit ornery about having to go back to work after a

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”