By Nick Reiher Growing up as a Catholic in Chicago, there were two things I did not count on: Marrying a Lutheran and having a…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher Believe it or not, after more than 35 years of covering Will County Board on and off, there are things I still…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher Our daughter texted this morning from London. She was on a “Great Fire” tour. I texted back, “1666!” She said, yep, and…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher Every so often, our son Andy will wander in to my room to tell me the events/conspiracy theories of the day. I…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher She’s lying here after eating pretty much a whole cheddar brat for breakfast-lunch. When the spirit moves, she’ll jump into the recliner…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher “How did things ever get so far? I don’t know. It was so unfortunate, so unnecessary.” Fans of “The Godfather” will recognize…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher “Ah, crap,” I said, or something to that effect, to my editor, Randy Erickson, when we heard on the radio in our…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher What we see on Facebook may not be a true representation of reality. I think Lincoln said that on one post. Or…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher There are times I get criticized for being too “left” and favoring the Democrats. I usually tell them what I used to…
Read MoreBy Nick Reiher Will County has a new communication system for its County Board room on the second floor of the Will County Building. I…
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