Burlington Opinion
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Editorial: Money must be starting point in Elgin homeless discussionAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Think of social problems that linger for decades without solutions and you'd be hard-pressed to exclude homelessness from that list. Homelessness is complicated and expe...
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Editorial: Health officials should get involved with church that vows to reopenMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - When the leadership at Northwest Bible Baptist Church in Elgin decided it would reopen the church for regular services this coming Sunday, it called the Kane County sher...
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Illinois American Water: Committed to our Customers, Communities and EmployeesApr 18, 2020 11:00 pm - At Illinois American Water, we know the critical role we play in your daily lives and for many essential jobs like healthcare, emergency response, food preparation, sani...
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Coronavirus Measures Benefit the PlanetMar 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Individuals and communities across the globe are taking drastic measures to protect themselves and slow the spread of coronavirus. Sheltering at home, significantly redu...
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Endorsement: Bansal for Republicans in U.S. House District 11Feb 14, 2020 12:00 am - On the Republican ballot in the 11th Congressional District, voters will have a choice between two conservatives who have run unsuccessfully for the Illinois General Ass...
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Endorsement: Foster for Democrats in U.S. House Dist. 11Feb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The 11th Congressional District, as is the case with so may districts in Illinois, is one of those squiggly-drawn districts unfairly gerrymandered to provide Democrats w...
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Editorial: Manny Barbosa and the definition of heroismNov 30, 2019 1:00 pm - This week, we'll be pausing to pay respects to the life of Manuel "Manny" Barbosa, a pioneering federal court judge from Elgin who touched countless lives with his good ...
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Letter: Live up to the Statue of Liberty poem's meaningOct 21, 2019 1:00 am - The Statue of Liberty poem says: "Give me your tired, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, ...
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Letter: Removing Trump isn't about hateOct 19, 2019 1:00 am - Hatred is not the motivation for removing Donald Trump from the presidency; rather, the catalyst is dedication to the values embedded in the Constitution. Trump poses an...
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Washington's soap operaOct 14, 2019 1:00 am - I'm sure there are career paths that guarantee greater longevity than being a whistle-blower in Washington, D.C. But if everybody remained as mute and indifferent to the...