Barrington Opinion
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Endorsement for Tower Lakes trustee: Kierig, Mena, SkurlaMar 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Tower Lakes is one of those communities that seldom has a contested municipal election. This year, that's changed. A slate of three candidates is running along with two ...
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Endorsements: Buettner, Cecola, Croll for Barrington Hills trusteeMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - In keeping with what is becoming something of a tradition in otherwise bucolic Barrington Hills, voters are being treated to a feisty race for the village board in the A...
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Endorsements: Fitton, Tiedje, Willis for Inverness trusteeMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - An energetic insurance agency owner-operator is running to unseat one of three incumbents on the Inverness village board. Hugh Masterson, a 20-year resident of the villa...
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Endorsement for Barrington Unit District 220: Altshuler, Collister-Lazzari, WilcoxMar 10, 2019 1:00 am - The focus in Barrington Unit District 220 leading up to the April 2 election is on the district's ambitious referendum asking for $185 million for renovations and buildi...
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Editorial: Lake makes right decision to end p-cards - finallyDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Lake County officials have finally seen the light and scuttled the much-criticized program that allowed county board members to use taxpayer-funded credit cards to pay f...
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Editorial: Effort, oversight will determine success of inmate tablet programNov 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Soon, some 600 Lake County jail inmates will receive free tablet computers to use for entertainment, job searches and to find health information. It's a first-of-its-kin...
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Harper exemplifies the lack of transparency in governmentNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I am astounded that even though Illinois was recently deemed the highest property taxing state in the nation, our trustees over at Harper College are asking us again to ...
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Danforth for Lake County Board District 17Oct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Republican incumbent Michael Danforth faces Democrat Maria Peterson. Both are quality candidates. Danforth says he wants the board to self-investigate county-issued cred...
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Endorsement: Vealitzek for Lake County Board District 10Oct 17, 2018 1:00 am - Republican incumbent Charles "Chuck" Bartels faces Democrat Jessica Vealitzek on Nov. 6. Bartels says he has experience working with government, creating jobs and wants ...