The First Ward

I’m using the word “doom” as in Mr. Santayana’s particularly prescient proposition that those who fail to pay attention will soon start feeling like they’re

Doomed to repeat it! Oh lord! You’d a thunk the City of Elgin would’ve learned something from that whole ‘American Nocturne’ public art debacle, but

It would suddenly seem that consumer businesses are in a race to break down social barriers by tackling some interesting social issues in their advertising.

Oh lord, did I take a boatload of crap for Friday’s column castigating the press for falling for the Pitzen hoax. Then, weighing in on

Today’s topic was gonna be how conservatives can’t govern their way out of a plastic shopping bag, but that one will have to wait for

If, after their botched “coverage” of the Timmothy Pitzen “story,” the media still wonders why they’re generally loathed, utterly untrusted, and the term “fake news”

Given another abysmally low voter turnout, there really weren’t many surprises last night. So, let’s get started: 1. Chicago The fact that Lori Lightfoot won

Since I’ve been somewhat remiss in covering many of our local races, let’s tie up a few loose ends before those April 2 election day

Buckle your seatbelts folks! This is gonna be a long one. My friend Paul Stukel said it. Real Clear Politics said it. And, of course