The First Ward

With everybody home for Martin Luther King day, including my lovely teacher wife, I’m not going to get much work done, but we’ll see how

Quick Hit’s is going to have to be quick today because I promised my publisher I’d knock out the table of contents to “So You

I’m not sure we’re actually quite to the seventy-third installment in this ongoing series, but considering the consistent antics at that Route 38 and Peck

Does he know he’s runnin’ for governor? Just when you think it can’t get any worse, Chris Kennedy’s gubernatorial campaign descends to a level of

Elgin! We have a problem! Ain’t it always the case! A scant week after I chide former Elgin City Councilman John Prigge for taking yet

U-46 really is too big – Part 3 Alright! Let’s finally polish this sucker off because not even I want to hear myself talk this

With KDOT Director Carl Schoedel aptly making fun of what I used to call “the dreaded New Year’s Resolutioner,” I thought it would be fun

A reminder! Unless a really big local story breaks or I feel particularly inspired, Quick Hits will be taking Christmas through New Year’s Day off.

U-46 really is too big – Part 2 Despite the imminent pitchfork and torch armed mob’s arrival, let’s continue the conversation regarding the fact that

Going forward… Considering campaigns will soon start heating up, the due diligence required to bring you the kind of stories the newspapers can’t handle, my