DOA - Decisions, Opinions and Analysis

We speak with former state senator and Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen about his 28 years of service in state and county government, and what's to come.

We speak with Pam Otto, St. Charles Park District Outreach Coordinator and Kane County Chronicle columnist, about the glorious nature all around us in Kane County.

We speak with Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain about his innovative approach to policing,  incarceration and rehabilitation.

Jeff speaks with Jamie Vargo of Geneva's Vargo's Dance about her studio and many of the great businesses she loves here in the Fox Valley.

Jeff and Jeff examine the logic of Elgin's City Council hiring a Diversity Director and Sustainability Director in the middle of a pandemic, among other Elgin topics.

A wide-ranging discussion with 50th District State Rep. Keith Wheeler, including some pointed observations about why the legislature isn't pushing back against Governor Pritzker's heavy-handed COVID edicts.

Veteran investigative journalist and opinion columnist Jeff Ward introduces his new podcast, DOA - Decisions, Opinions & Analysis, which focuses on politics and the crucial issues facing the Fox Valley, Chicagoland and the state of Illinois.