The First Ward

It ain’t over until the men and women in black sing Alright my socially liberal brothers and sisters! Let’s all take a deep breath in

A win for common sense – I think! I’m not sure if I should be shocked that Democrat Doug Jones beat Roy Moore in that

A few good candidates? Apparently, that’s too much to ask, because when I look at the gaggle running for Illinois governor, I automatically reach for

Political odds and ends With all the nominating paperwork in and hopeless write-in candidates the only remaining option, let’s quickly cover the stragglers who turned

A sad sight to see As I’ve previously explained, despite whatever my “fan club” might say (And they do say it!), my regular critiques of

Local race roundup – Part three Alright readers! We’re heading into the home stretch with the second half of the Kane County board open seats

Local race roundup – Part two Having covered the countywide and judicial races on Wednesday, let’s move on to the Kane County Board contests, because

Local race roundup – Part One As is traditional here at The First Ward, with the first of the 2018 nominating petitions in the hopper,

It ain’t that hard to tell ‘em apart Batavia has struggled with them; St. Charles seems to be overrun with them; and now Oswego is

Showing gratitude is important! Instead of applying my vast capacity to effectively bitch about shit, on the eve of my favorite holiday, I thought it