The First Ward

…Because we’re only a couple of hours away from go time! Returning to our partisan roots, former South Elgin Village Manager, Larry Jones, will play

Ah well. As that great philosopher Meatloaf once said, “Two out of three ain’t bad!” Last night, Capitol Fax’s Rich Miller took the attached photo

Before we start, please breath in all that fresh political air because the opportunity to cite two separate groups for their exceptionally good political judgment

So it certainly looks like Rosamaria Martinez will be the one to step into Anna Moeller’s vacant Elgin City Council shoes next week.. The final

But Jeff! If, per your last post, if you truly believe we need the kind of Republican leadership that’s willing to cracks some skulls, then

If you asked someone to delve into the realm of utterly impossible jobs, they’d probably come up with something like this: Donald Sterling’s press secretary

When you have 7,000 LPs and 5,000 CD’s, not only does the music industry insist upon mowing your lawn every summer, but it becomes much

Buyers remorse is a fascinating phenomenon in that it only occurs when the purchaser places the premise for their happiness on the shiny new item

One of my favorite local politicians recently noted she wasn’t exactly looking forward to her “marriage preparation classes.” And while I can certainly understand her

I’ve learned my lesson in one regard (and only one!) and that’s to plainly stipulate that any prophecies contained herein are subject to immediate revocation