Arlington Heights Opinion
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Arlington Heights needs debate on minimum wageOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Let's have the minimum wage debate first, Mr. Ridler. On May 1, 2017, the Arlington Heights village board voted to opt out of the Cook County ordinance, that would have ...
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Urges Arlington Heights board to re-examine minimum wageOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Reclaim Northwest Suburbs asked the Arlington Heights Village Board in September to reopen discussion on the Cook County Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave ordinances and ...
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He expected more at Lake ArlingtonOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - As a longtime user of Lake Arlington I was very excited about the improvements in the path around the lake. The recent article about the grand opening claimed an improve...
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Editorial: The case for township road districts' demiseOct 02, 2018 11:00 pm - A Wheeling Township experiment recently caught our eye. The township eliminated the elected position of highway commissioner and in the first year dropped its tax collec...
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Editorial: An ode to the Paddock newspaper familySep 15, 2018 2:00 pm - When word went out Thursday that as part of the company's conversion into full employee ownership, the Paddock family is in the process of selling its 120-year interest ...
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Thanks to Arlington Heights forestry departmentSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - The last rainstorm brought down a limb of the parkway tree and blocked my driveway. I want to thank the Arlington Heights Forestry Department for rapidly responding and ...
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Time for Palatine to revisit raising the minimum wageSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - On May 8, 2017, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and the Village Council unanimously opted out of the Cook County ordinances increasing the minimum wage and instituting paid ...
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Forget the lights, fix the railroad tracksSep 06, 2018 5:00 am - On Aug. 24, a Daily Herald article was headlined "Light ceiling brightens up Arlington Heights." For $54,000 the new steel light poles should be able to handle the weigh...
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Why can't neighborhood kids play at Timber Ridge School?Sep 06, 2018 5:00 am - I read with interest Greg Larsen's letter to Fencepost about spending money on upgrades to Olympic Pool when we already have a pool at Prospect High School that is empty...
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Editorial: Next Saturday, perform random acts of kindness in memory of LauraJul 21, 2018 2:00 pm - It's possible these turbulent days to give in to the notion that anger, negativity and mean-spiritedness epitomize the world. But we don't have to accept that. If we wan...