Diamond Lake Opinion
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Endorsements: Polen, Borchers and Engle for Hawthorn District 73 school boardMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - Four candidates seek the three open seats on the Hawthorn School District 73 school board in the April 6 election. Only one incumbent, Wesley Ann Polen, is on the ballot...
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Roger Byrne for Vernon Hills village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Four years ago, when Roger Byrne was elected to his seventh term as Vernon Hills' village president, he said it would likely be his last. In 2020, encouraged by friends,...
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Endorsements: Koch, Takaoka and Schenk for Vernon Hills village boardMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The candidates for Vernon Hills village board bring a wide range of backgrounds, experience and civic involvement to the table, creating a vibrant field of candidates vy...
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Editorial: Don't punish village, bridge for drivers who ignore warningsFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - The phalanx of bright yellow warning signs leading to the entry of the historic covered bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove is a sight to behold. Two hundr...
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Editorial: Our debt to those who set aside forest preservesOct 14, 2020 1:00 am - For the past several months, we have been reminded each day of the terrible toll of the pandemic. If there is even the tiniest glimmer of a silver lining, it sparks from...
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No endorsement in U.S. House District 9Sep 30, 2020 1:00 am - We frequently criticize the polarity of modern politics, yet that's where our choice lies in the 9th Congressional District. Democratic U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evans...
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Mary Ellen Vanderventer for Lake County recorder of deedsSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County voters face a conflicting decision on the Nov. 3 ballot to elect a recorder of deeds and also decide a referendum question on whether to merge that office wi...
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Endorsement: Nerheim for Lake County state's attorneySep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Two-term Republican Lake County State's Attorney Michael Nerheim faces an aggressive challenge from Democrat Eric Rinehart. Nerheim, of Gurnee, points to his 20 years of...
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Endorsement: Howard Cooper for Lake County coronerSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - Lake County voters will choose between one-term incumbent Republican Howard Cooper and Democrat Jennifer Banek in the Nov. 4 race for coroner. Cooper, of Wadsworth, is a...
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Endorsement: Pedersen, Carlson, Hart, Altenberg and Frazier for Lake County BoardSep 25, 2020 1:00 am - District 1: Pedersen Two viable candidates seek the Lake County Board District 1 seat. Republican incumbent Linda Pedersen of Antioch faces Democrat Chase A. Thomas...