Bartlett Opinion
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...
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Deduction updateMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - The Personal Finance section of the Daily Herald/ USA Today recently featured a story on the five myths of 401(k) investing. The second item said the IRS allows savings ...
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Another successful Hanover Township job fairMay 01, 2017 5:00 am - On behalf of the Hanover Township Officials, staff and all of our volunteers, I would like to thank the 78 area businesses and community partners that made the sixth ann...
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Repeal of ACA would restore 'donut hole'Apr 30, 2017 1:00 am - On April 24, Ms. Jackson, of Streamwood, wrote of her dilemma with the cost of necessary prescription drugs. When the Part D, Drug Program, was passed in 2003, it conta...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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Democratic Party has lost its identityApr 09, 2017 1:00 am - I am writing today to remind Democrats they used to be the "Party of FDR" and to this end, were amazingly successful. Please see the first two paragraphs of FDR's letter...
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Fire question focuses on needs, not wantsMar 30, 2017 1:00 am - I ask all who can vote for the Bartlett Fire District referendum to please do so. I attended the Town Hall meeting and listened to the chief. The facts were presented, n...
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Commissioner has been builder for safetyMar 27, 2017 1:00 am - I met Martin McManamon on a cold February four years ago as he canvassed our neighborhood in his first election as Wayne Township Highway Commissioner. He asked "What ca...
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Daughter's heroin death: A painful but crucial story to tellMar 25, 2017 2:00 pm - The first time Diane Dungey talked to Gary Fusz, he wasn't planning to write an essay of 1,600 words on the loss of his daughter to a heroin overdose. It was a few weeks...
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Congress and health careMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Much has been debated and promised regarding Health Care in the US by elected officials on both sides of the aisle in Washington. As for me, I will believe that Congress...