The First Ward

In observance of the fact that Friday’s our lowest hit day and all government employees have the day off, we’ll save our ammunition for Monday.

  Daily Herald reporter Jim Fuller and I talked journalism and it doesn’t get much better than that! Jim will be back on the show

It’s the thriller in… no! It’s the affair in…no! It’s the battle in…no! What the hell rhymes with Elgin? Nevertheless, Daily Herald report Jim Fuller

We’re not in high school anymore Toto! By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about the three Elgin firefighters, two male and one female, who were

0 for 2! This time we’re talking about Governor Rauner and Capitol Fax publisher Rich Miller. In a March 19 Crain’s piece, Miller wrote that

A Rose by any other name Driving by Chuck Keysor’s crumbling house en route to WRMN last week, I briefly considered how welcoming Elgin had

Jarett Sanchez disputes my claim In the March 17 edition of Quick Hits, based on two excellent sources and the court records themselves, I referred

  Larry and I want to thank supersub Kurt Kojarek for filling in today! Kurt and I certainly put an exclamation point on the recent

It ain’t that bad out there! I have to say my lovely wife and I had a wonderful time at last night’s Elgin Image Awards.