Category: The First Ward Report

The most dangerous judges aren’t corrupt. They’re overconfident, they strive for mediocrity, and they’re untroubled by consequences. — Jeff Ward Frustrated by the lack of

Having spent an obscene $90,000 to buy the St. Charles mayoral election, let’s examine exactly who provided Clint Hull with the kind of funding that

I’m sure you’ve already heard about the Chicago Sun-Times disaster du jour. Though perhaps you haven’t, because, upon relaying the tale to my good friend

Would someone please tell me when I get to start enjoying my journalistic semi-retirement? It’s been two months and here I am at the keyboard

Liar, liar pants on fire. – Unknown As is often the case when breaking a story, insiders rush in with yet more damning information. And

I wouldn’t believe you if your tongue came notarized. – Judge Marilyn Milian You might want to dust off your First Ward score card for

Briefly: Geneva home rule? Not while I’m still breathing! It’s one thing to make the kind of bond payment error that forces you to withdraw

That actually sounds like a Stephen Herek movie, but I digress. Proving that, once again, nobody’s really paying attention, Geneva City administrators carefully submitted a

Since this approach worked last time, let’s open this final installment with more reader feedback. We’ll start with my gratitude towards the progressive responders who

As you might imagine, the mostly private feedback on Tuesday’s column came in fast and furious. Though 75 percent of it was (surprisingly) positive, let’s