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Whenever we consider the most patently peculiar legislative or political ideas, our minds automatically drift to the loony bin known as Washington D. C. To

Oh, my bleepin’ lord! I’ve spent decades honing my critical thinking skills, understanding how to ferret out the truth, developing a capacity to see beyond

Back in the day, the late great Chicago opinion columnist, Mike Royko, proposed that The Second City should adjust its motto from “Urbs in Horto,”

In a fascinatingly philosophical bent for the greatest theoretical physicist to ever walk the planet, Albert Einstein once proposed that, “The most important decision we

The candidate strikes back It doesn’t happen very often anymore, but I can’t tell you how much fun it is when a candidate or elected

Here we go again! Another Tuesday Quick Hits. Apparently, I harbor some massive masochistic tendencies I was heretofore unaware of. But since the generally sluggish

So, now airfare is a state senate campaign expense? Given my predilection for steadfastly remaining in my home office, I fully understand why someone would

Last week, Elgin Assistant City Manager Laura Valdez tendered her resignation effective Friday February 14th. She will be moving on to a job in the

Since I managed to get a bit more of ‘The Diary of a Curmudgeon’ done yesterday evening, surprisingly, I’m feeling somewhat motivated to write on

You people are bleepin’ relentless! “Write this, write that, and how could you possibly miss this!” When, a couple of columns ago, I joked about