Opinion Stories from March 18, 2017 (Change date)
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Tragedy put 10-year-old in the news; why it matters nowMar 18, 2017 5:46 pm - Rigo Gonzalez went through two major traumas as a child. In August 1994, a neighborhood kid, 14, and his brother took their parents' van for a joy ride, and crashed into...
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Town hall 'protests' beneath our dignityMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - The phony, dysfunctional "protests" that are sweeping the nation are getting old. In Chicago, healthcare is unaffordable, public schools are failing, violent crime has ...
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Soapbox: Riding strong in Wheeling, the 'right crowd' in Dundee, ID cards for disabled and moreMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - New ID card a big help ... State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit and Sen. Linda Holmes successfully, and wisely, pushed to create an ID card to ease interactions between po...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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We're still being scammed by a con manMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - Each day, each tweet seems as if will qualify as the "last straw" of believability from Donald Trump. But the latest one producing all of the media time definitely quali...
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A vote for open space and clean waterMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - I grew up swimming and fishing in the Fox River and Blackberry Creek while in grade school, at least until the polio scare came around. And later, as a teen, when boatin...
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Support legal 'right of conscience' for allMar 20, 2017 6:35 pm - The Illinois House of Representatives will soon be voting on HB40 - legislation which will continue to protect a woman's right to choose reproductive health care includi...
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Township candidate will continue to growMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - We have an important election coming up this April, one that is often overlooked by voters. It is not covered by the nightly news, difficult to obtain information on the...
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GOP plan is about helping the wealthyMar 20, 2017 6:34 pm - There is at least one thing in the proposed replacement for Obamacare that all Republicans seem to agree upon: A massive tax cut for the wealthy. Obamacare was designed ...
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Revisionist text distorts historyMar 20, 2017 6:37 pm - I read with revulsion the proposed change to the "American Studies" curriculum in the Elgin High School district. Here is a sample of what will be our children's first i...
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