Bartlett Opinion
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State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...
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Education: The promise of physical education that goes beyond traditional sportsJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - It's not an entirely new concept. Long before his death in 2010, legendary baseball coach and physical education teacher Phil Lawler attracted national attention to Nape...
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Editorial: If state won't act on DuPage election panel, referendum neededJun 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Referendum in DuPage County a good way if the state won't act
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Cellphones could have been disasterJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - If General Washington had communicated with his troops via cellphone, the British would most certainly have intercepted those communications and foiled the Continental A...
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Values, not home, drove push for minimum wage hikeMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate the kind words regarding my stewardship of Cook County that begin a recent Daily Herald editorial. Since taking office in December 2010, my administration h...
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DuPage now certified in crisis interventionMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - We commend leaders in DuPage County for making it the first jurisdiction in Illinois outside of Chicago to be certified by the state to offer Crisis Intervention Team tr...
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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...