The First Ward

When embarking upon my first professional countywide campaign back in 2016, then Kane County Board member and current State Senator, Cristina Castro, warned me to

Doesn’t she bear some responsibility? Before I get more death threats, I want to be perfectly clear that “revenge porn” – the nonconsensual sharing of

In the words of a suddenly not-so-infamous former president, “Let me make one thing perfectly clear,” nothing nefarious happened as the Kane and McHenry County

With the ‘So You Want to Win a Local Election’ cover in the bag (thank you Erin Tyler), my business coach, Brian Basilico, and I

It ain’t always nefarious, John! Though he can certainly write, a compliment I rarely bestow on anyone, I’ve tried to tell former Elgin City Councilman

I generally wince whenever I tackle this topic because, while liberals have no ideas and couldn’t execute them if they did, conservatives consistently come up

One more thing… Since I’ve kinda been getting long-winded lately (shut up!), I decided to cut yesterday’s Quick Hits a bit short. But given today’s

There’s a Facebook meme going around that thanks those journalists who have the nerve to tell the truth, and it concludes with “We need you

What I really wanted to say is “white liberals suck,” but I’ve been using the “S” word so much lately it’s gonna start losing its