The First Ward

Perhaps, as some readers pointed out, I’m a being a bit harsh on the IHSA. But until you’ve been mired in that morass known as

He may not have coined the phrase, but I’ve always been rather enamored of this Dylan song spun thought, “Steal a little and they throw

As we speak, Director Marty Hickman and his IHSA board compatriots are finally facing the music in the form a Springfield hearing solicited by Aurora

Though they did it for a different reason, the St. Charles City Council still deserves credit for nixing an outdoor MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) event

That’s right (pun intended)! Former South Elgin Village Manager Larry Jones acquitted himself so well on last week’s episode that we made him an offer

Over the past couple of weeks we’ve established that, despite those regular political hopeful protests, you cannot run any level of government like a business.

The latest rage among my conservative brethren and sisteren is passing around a picture of an automated checkout machine stamped with the slogan, “This is

Whenever I see a State Rep candidate pounding their fist on the campaign podium while swearing they’re on a mission from God to change that

warm you up! Simply click the ensuing button and hold onto to your armrests:  And the reason I’m advising y’all to “hold on” is because