Des Plaines Opinion
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Immigration spending on kids excessiveJul 10, 2014 5:01 am - So President Obama wants $3.7 billion to address the immigration crisis! With $3.7 billion the president can build all the children homes in their own country where they...
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Editorial: Be careful about redesigning TIFsJul 08, 2014 11:00 pm - It's been six years since Wickes Furniture closed on Dundee Road in Wheeling. The village bought the land for $3.7 million, intending it to anchor an ambitious, $100 mil...
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The SoapboxJul 05, 2014 5:01 am - Joining soccer's growth: After the U.S. team's World Cup showing, it will be interesting to watch Major League Soccer attendance. With seven of the team's starting ...
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Going green is cheap in Mount ProspectJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - The village of Mount Prospect recently completed a new electric aggregation plan with Homefield Energy. The new rates are as follows: Base: 7.935 cents per kwh Green: 8....
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Some poor reasons to tie up highway trafficJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - I realize this is not a very local question, but what is with Arsenal Road out near Joliet, I-55 and Lincoln National Cemetery? Seems it has been under construction for ...
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The SoapboxJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - Remembering Depke: In the 1980s when Lake County was divided along growth or no-growth lines, everyone knew where Bob Depke stood. The former county board chairman...
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Editorial: Hard decisions ahead for public coursesJun 26, 2014 1:00 am - President Obama is getting some flak these days for taking to the golf course a little too much. Some say it puts him out of touch with the average American. Local and n...
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Iraq involvement boils down to politicsJun 23, 2014 5:01 am - After Eric Cantor's quarreling constituents threw him out for arrogance and inattention, Republican leaders have been screaming and running in circles, weeping and waili...
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Let Iraqis fight it out themselvesJun 23, 2014 5:01 am - Forget Iraq. The place has cost the American people a trillion dollars and thousands of lives. Why help them again? Let them fight it out for themselves. There are peopl...
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The SoapboxJun 21, 2014 5:01 am - Welcome, Goliath! Goliath, Great America's monstrous and terrifying new wooden coaster, is now open to the public. No slings and stones required to take on this...