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Hard-hitting. Informative. Thought-provoking. News, opinion, and original investigative journalism focusing on the Fox Valley, Chicagoland and the state of Illinois. Tackling issues that local and mainstream media won't cover. Brought to you three ti

Jeff Ward


    • Oct 9, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    End of the Line: Shadwick King Guilty

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2022 25:51


    Jeff shifts through the debris following the guilty verdict in the Shadwick King retrial.

    DOA Quick Hits

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 33:17


    Jeff takes a critical view at the issues of the day in this hard-hitting, fast-moving  epsidode.

    Closing Arguments: Law and Order? The Shadwick King Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 46:25


    Jeff tackles the closing arguments in the Shadwick King trial.

    Jeff 'N Jeff, Dispatches From The Zoo! Drunk Sex Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2022 49:15


    Our regular round-up of issues and idiots from Jeff Ward and Jeff Meyer.  This episode deals with the insanity of a new amendment to the criminal code in Illinois that criminalizes...wait for it...drunk sex.  Join us, if you can stand it.

    Update 2: Law & Order? The Shadwick King Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2022 17:19


    Jeff relates what he saw in the courtroom this week.

    Update: Law And Order? The Shadwick King Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2022 21:20


    Jeff gives his thoughts after judge denies defense's motion for a directed verdict,

    Law And Order? The Shadwick King Defense

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 29:49


    Jeff opines on the Shadwick King defense and the fundamental Constitutional right to a vigorous, indeed zealous, defense.

    Episode 27: The Aurora Pride Debacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2022 33:26


    Columnist Jeff Ward is back and more opinionated than ever.  In this episode Jeff takes on the bizarre behavior of the organizers of Aurora's 2022 PRIDE Parade - behavior that came within a whisker of cancelling the parade altogether.And, with the news that the "Justice for Ludwig" saga has been revived by a strange decision by the Kane County State's Attorney, Jeff weighs in with a take unlikely to be popular with Ludwig's fans.All in a day at DOA!(Opening track credit:  https://freesfx.co.uk/)

    Episode 26: Open The Schools: D304 – Parents Aren't “Stakeholders”

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 26:42


    In the aftermath of the closed-to-parents Geneva School District 304 Planning Task Force meeting this past Thursday, we speak with two leaders of the parent group pressuring the district to re-open with full-time, in-person learning – Ashlee White and Kate Coxworth. Part I of II.

    Episode 22: Aurora Mayoral Contest: Candidate Judd Lofchie Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 28:44


    We speak with Aurora mayoral candidate Judd Lofchie, Aurora Alderman, about his challenge to Aurora mayor Richard Irvin in the upcoming April 6 election.  Part I of II.

    Episode 23:Aurora Mayoral Candidate Judd Lofchie – Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 37:18


    We speak with Aurora mayoral candidate Judd Lofchie, Aurora Alderman, about his challenge to Aurora mayor Richard Irvin in the upcoming April 6 election.  Part II of II.

    Episode 24: Aurora Mayoral Candidate John Laesch – Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 34:34


    We speak with Aurora mayoral candidate John Laesch, union carpenter and community activist, about his challenge to Aurora mayor Richard Irvin in the upcoming April 6 election.  Part I of II.

    Episode 25: Aurora Mayoral Candidate John Laesch – Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 32:15


    We speak with Aurora mayoral candidate John Laesch, union carpenter and community activist, about his challenge to Aurora mayor Richard Irvin in the upcoming April 6 election.  Part II of II.

    Episode 21: Open The Schools: A Success Story in Two Parts (Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 30:11


    In the midst of the parent uprising in Geneva School District 304 calling for a return to full-time in-person learning, we speak with the Godmother of the “Reopen Illinois Schools” movement,  Kati Spaniak, who successfully married parental outrage and legal pressure to force Glenbrook High School District 225 to reopen this semester.  Part 2 of 2.

    Episode 20: Open The Schools: A Success Story, in Two Parts

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021 29:23


    In the midst of the parent uprising in Geneva School District 304 calling for a return to full-time in-person learning, we speak with the Godmother of the "Reopen Illinois Schools" movement,  Kati Spaniak, who successfully married parental outrage and legal pressure to force Glenbrook High School District 225 to reopen this semester.  Part 1 of 2.

    Episode 20: Open The Schools: Geneva Parent Kate Coxworth Is On A Mission

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2021 38:57


    Geneva parents are fighting back against the D304 School Board and teachers union to get children back to in-person learning full-time.  We speak with Geneva parent Kate Coxworth about the growing movement.

    Episode 19: Jeff n' Jeff: More Dispatches from the Zoo

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 69:53


    Our regular round-up of issues and idiots from Jeff Ward and Jeff Meyer.  This episode deals with the insanity of continued remote learning, the strange goings on at the Elgin City Council, the death of critical thinking, and more.  Join us, if you can stand it.

    Episode 18: Kane County Vaccination Update, Jarett Sanchez

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 40:59


    We speak with Jarett Sanchez, Chair of the Public Health Committee of the Kane County Board, about the status of vaccine distribution in Kane County.

    Episode 17: It's About The Kids?: Education Reform in Illinois (Part III of IV)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2021 32:27


    In part 3 of our 4-part series, we speak with Ted Dabrowsi, Founder and President of non-partisan think tank Wirepoints, about proposed educational reforms in the State of Illinois. 

    Episode 16: "It's About The Kids?: Education Reform in Illinois"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2021 27:10


    We speak with Elgin School Board candidate LeJewel Crigler about proposed educational reforms in the State of Illinois. Part 1 of a 4 part series.

    Episode 15: Cancel This! Is Free Speech in Peril? (Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 35:30


    We discuss the state of free speech and the First Amendment in light of recent actions taken by Big Tech with retired professor and First Amendment expert Mark W. Cordes. Part II of II.  Listen to Part I here. https://bit.ly/2YwlJEs

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