Tom Siebert, Community Contributor

Tom Siebert has a B.S. in journalism from the University of Illinois and has worked as a staff writer for newspapers in California, Florida, and Illinois.

Tom covered the deadliest airline crash in U.S. history; Pope John Paul II's visit to Chicago; President Reagan on the night he was reelected; the Los Angeles City Council; the homeless community in Kendall County, IL; and the World Leaders Forum at Judson University.

He interviewed political figures George H.W. Bush, Gerald R. Ford, George McGovern, Kitty Dukakis, Paul Simon, William F. Buckley, Bob Graham, and Tom Hayden.

Tom also interviewed actors Jimmy Stewart, James Garner, Ed Asner, Ted Knight, Robert Wagner, Tom Bosley, and Peter Graves.

Tom Siebert is now a freelance writer and social media influencer.

His articles have appeared in the Chicago Tribune, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Daily Herald, Daily Breeze, Santa Monica Outlook, Boca Raton News, Aurora Beacon-News, Elgin Courier-News, Naperville Sun, Kane County Chronicle, Kendall County Now, Pacific Palisades Post, Reflejos, Daily Southtown, and The Voice—as well as on Blogger, Bluesky, Facebook, LinkedIn, LiveJournal, Reddit, Substack, Threads, Tumblr, WordPress, X, XPian News, and many Patch news sites.

Tom has reviewed many movies as well as concerts, including the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, the Eagles, The Who, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Steely Dan, REO Speedwagon, Jeff Lynne's ELO, John Fogerty, and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.