Diamond Lake Opinion
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Let's move on from Rt. 53 extensionJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - These are comments I included in a recent letter to the Illinois Tollway. I was not surprised last month to learn our county board chairman had withdrawn his support for...
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Calling in my 'loan'Jul 03, 2016 1:00 am - Please return my money. During 2015, I was a bit foolish to loan the state some extra funds in the form of excessive tax withholding payments. Unfortunately, the state h...
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Green Party offers real alternativeJul 01, 2016 1:00 am - Amid the fog that is the 2016 presidential election, one sentiment has presented itself clear day after day: a choice between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is a choic...
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Editorial: The need to repair, reopen Cuneo Mansion and GardensJun 26, 2016 11:00 pm - With its salmon-colored walls, opulent grounds and rich history, the Cuneo Mansion and Gardens in Vernon Hills is unique and grand. And, sadly, closed to the public. The...
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Editorial: Harper rec center agreement shows benefits of collaborationJun 23, 2016 11:00 pm - The partnership announced this week to renovate and rebuild Harper College's Recreation and Wellness Center blends foresight and efficiency - demonstrating that public b...
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Making sure we don't get 'freeways'Jun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Your rational arguments about the proposed Route Route 53 extension are futile. A few years ago, I remember Chicago leadership explaining that traffic cameras were going...
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What's behind claims about Hillary's 'lies'Jun 08, 2016 1:00 am - I read the letter from Ms. Beverly on Friday, June 3, and her comments, combined with those from my more "conservative" friends about all the "lies and manipulation" tha...
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Tollway should stop spending on Route 53 studyJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Livable Lake County and its members agree with the editorial on May 24th ("Troubling Signs with Route 53's extension at a crossroads") that members of the Illinois tollw...
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Specter of Route 53 stymies creative solutionsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Innovative traffic congestion solutions in Lake County are being held hostage to an outdated, unaffordable and environmentally devastating Route 53/120 extension plan. ...
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Is Rt. 53 study just a ploy?Jun 03, 2016 1:00 am - We urge the tollway board to desist: No Environmental Impact Study! To keep insisting on the EIS despite that the 53 project does not have and never had the majority sup...