Columns by Dan McCaleb

As Mario Casciaro’s first-degree murder trial unfolds, imagine being able to watch and listen as witness Shane Lamb described his confrontation with Brian Carrick.
Friday’s snowstorm didn’t prevent Republican candidates for Illinois’ new 33rd State Senate District from visiting us at our Crystal Lake office.
Illinois voters might not have much of a say in who the Republican Party picks to run against President Barack Obama on Nov. 6, but there are plenty of other primary races to decide.
Anyone out there still think that the “temporary” tax hikes that Gov. Pat Quinn and the lame-duck General Assembly foisted on Illinois residents and businesses a year ago this month will be scaled back as we initially were told?