Opinion Stories from February 19, 2018 (Change date)
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Endorsement: Wynes for the GOP in Congress Dist. 10Feb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - After almost a decade of swinging back and forth between Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and former Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold, the 10th Congressional District ha...
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Endorsement: Underwood for the Democrats in Congress Dist. 14Feb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - In a midterm election, so the theory goes, the president's party generally has a tougher time holding seats in Congress. Seven Democratic candidates, however, believe th...
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Endorsement: Quigley for the Democrats in Congress Dist. 5Feb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - Mike Quigley has been in Congress since 2009 and has been a reliably progressive voice on immigration, net neutrality, gay rights and reinstating the ban on assault weap...
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Gov. Rauner's misguided budgetFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - Okay, local districts will take over pensions as soon as 1) the state pays all past due amounts, you know the payments that were skipped to support otherwise unfunded sp...
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Political gamesFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - The rude behavior of the Pences at the opening ceremonies was unconscionable. The Olympics are nonpolitical, and should be respected as such. Embarrassing. Doris Aussin ...
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Home rule gives village too much taxing powerFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - Because of home rule, the village of East Dundee, with a population of 3,200, spends and taxes as if it is a city of 25,000-plus. Trustees recently enacted a trash tax,...
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Imagine if Gore had won in 2000Feb 19, 2018 12:00 am - I wonder what life would be like in the U.S. had Al Gore had won the 2000 election. Since Clinton/Gore had already been through the 1998 attack on the World Trade Center...
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Talk, but be readyFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - While it may be prudent to keep diplomatic channels open with North Korea, we should learn from history that negotiating with fanatics is unlikely to yield a positive re...
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Common-sense flood reforms would save lives and billions of dollarsFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - The devastation of Hurricanes Irma, Harvey, and Maria have made it painfully clear that common sense flood reforms are a necessity. Earlier this year, NOAA reported tha...
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Pray for those who can do somethingFeb 19, 2018 12:00 am - The deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida, was the 18th this year. We all prayed for the students, the victims and their families, and thanked the people who helpe...
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