Batavia Opinion
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Oberweis no friend of social servicesMay 08, 2016 12:01 am - Sen. Oberweis was recently quoted as stating that he was in agreement with Comptroller Leslie Munger's decision not to pay the legislators until social services were fun...
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Batavia shouldn't pay for downtown surveyMay 04, 2016 1:01 am - Does any elected official in Batavia know where Berkley's Finer Foods is located? Batavia Enterprises lost a major tenant when Walgreens moved into a new building in the...
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Pension bill one more inept 'solution'Mar 24, 2016 12:01 am - Politicians like Senator Dan Duffy are the very reason the state of Illinois is flailing about, drowning in red ink. His bill, SB3317, hopes to grab onto local police an...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 12, 2016 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of our endorsements in the Tuesday primary elections. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be ...
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Need board member who'll show upMar 10, 2016 11:01 pm - I am writing you as the most recent past vice chairman and District 10 elected Kane County Board member. My neighbors and I who reside in District 10 have been underrepr...
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GOP failure to back one person is idiocyMar 09, 2016 11:01 pm - An idiot is defined as someone who tries the same thing over and over again and expects a different result. The GOP is acting like the village idiots. In the presidentia...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today at locations around the suburbs. Here is a summary of our endorsements. The full text of individual endorsement edito...
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Endorsement: Frasz for Republican nomination in District 18 of Kane County BoardFeb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Andrew "Drew" Frasz, the Republican vice chairman of the Kane County Board, is facing a primary challenge from fellow Elburn resident James MacRunnels. MacRunnels, 58, ...
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Endorsement: Hall for GOP in Kane County Dist. 24Feb 24, 2016 12:00 am - The race for the Republican primary in Kane County's 24th District is a bit of a tossup. Roben Hall of Carpentersville, who has worked for a few social service agencies ...
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Endorsements: Clements for Democrats in Kane County Board Dist. 22Feb 24, 2016 12:00 am - Willie Clements of Elgin has run for county board, city council and township highway commissioner and lost each time, though a couple races were close. Now retired from ...