Quick Hits – April 4, 2024
Et tu, Brute? Though the Ides of March passed without much note, the Ides of April seem to be a little more pernicious. Because just
On how to behave after a tough election loss
Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other. ― Mark Twain So, sixteen days after the fact we
I got fan mail!
It was snail mail fan mail, too, something that’s only happened two or three times over the last 18 years at the keyboard. I suppose
Quick Hits – March 28, 2024
Turning it blue! So, the Kane County Maga minions, led by no-threat-to-Mensa Republican chairman Andro Lerario, are hooting and hollering over Eric Stare and Fred
Councilman Dixon, you should be ashamed of yourself!
What a waste it is to lose one’s mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is. — Dan
The First Ward’s March Madness bracket
Reader Anton reached out to me in an effort to get my to divulge my super secret March Madness bracket picks. Since I am a
The (appellate) empire strikes back!
Status quo, you know, is Latin for ‘the mess we’re in.’ – Ronald Reagan As my friend and attorney Jeff Meyer often observes, “On occasion,
Quick Hits – March 19, 2024
Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Oh, my bleepin’ lord! Illinois FINALLY gets something right and all it takes is one well-intentioned state rep to completely screw it up. As
(Not so) Quick Hits – March 14, 2024
A Naperville ceasefire? Personally, I never thought Naperville would require UN intervention, but perhaps our DuPage County neighbors are a wee bit more raucous than
Lance Bell is a flippin’ loon!
In what was clearly a focused effort to prove this morning’s central column point, despite the posted sign prohibiting photographs, Kane County Republican chairman candidate