Erwin Stretches journalistic wings and plans Freak Power bid in Plainfield IL

Erwin, who will return to the News as th editorial/opinion editor, previosuly reared his head as Verge and Online editor as well as two years as a copyeditor. In addition to his duties with the News Erwin will return to Where It’s @ Magazine as editor in chief.

Erwin has spent his summer freelancing for Addicted to Sound and the Illinois Entertainer as well as writing bios for Tenor Vosa Records in England and planning a mayoral bid for his home town of Plainfield under fellow journalist Hunter S. Thompson’s Freak Power platform in 2004.

Interesting Erwin Fun Fact: He recently started the deathmetal-bluegrass band Hickseed Stomp in which he plays mandolin and banjo.