Bolingbrook Opinion
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A gun buy-back plan for super wealthyMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Recently I stood on the sidewalk as students walked out of my local high school and was proud of the students who stand for change. I also saw a photo of 40,000 pairs of...
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Voice of experience...Been there, done thatMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Thirty-three years ago, my amazingly awesome brother, Kevin, was a victim of a double murder/suicide from a gun. The perpetrator was the ex-boyfriend who made the decisi...
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Experience, character for Congress, Dist. 6Mar 15, 2018 1:00 am - If there is one thing we have all learned, and learned well, it is that elections matter. Just as importantly, we have learned that a candidate's experience, character a...
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Minor is great leader of townshipMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - As a member of the Winfield Township Republican Party, I would like to comment on Chairman Minor. Burt is a fantastic leader and a true motivating force in our group. He...
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Editorial: At last, public knows of deception in Lisle merger driveMar 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Voters certainly got it right in Lisle when they elected Kim Brondyke village clerk in 2017. Not to diminish Brondyke's 207-vote victory, but voters now know they dodged...
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How's obstructionism working for GOP?Mar 13, 2018 1:00 am - Political ads have already kicked into high gear for the upcoming gubernatorial elections, but this year Republicans aren't touting what they'll do for Illinois. Instead...
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Amendment should not block regulationMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Excepting our military, absolutely no American "needs" an automatic weapon of any kind. When the Bill of Rights, which includes the Second Amendment, was ratified in 179...
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Same old gutless congressmenMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - Seventeen more young people murdered by a person with an automatic rifle, and several more wounded. Ho-hum. The Second Amendment gives us the right to bear arms. When th...
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Protesters harassed at gun control marchMar 07, 2018 12:00 am - I was assaulted both verbally and physically at a peaceful protest for sensible gun law reform. The Wheaton Police Department had been contacted beforehand and did nothi...
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Endorsement: Yes to maintain services in Bartlett fire districtMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Residents of the Bartlett Fire Protection District could see their property taxes increase by an average of $100 a year if they approve the district's tax increase reque...