Downers Grove Opinion
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Do the math and keep vaccinatingApr 17, 2019 1:00 am - A letter to the editor April 6 from a baby boomer cites the pre-vaccine era in the 1950s where no one feared the measles. I am of the same generation. I also had the mea...
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Letter: Tell legislators you don't support abortion billsApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Letter to the Daily Herald editor Heads Up, Illinois! Are you paying attention? Some of our Illinois legislators are proposing some of the most outrageous bills ever! We...
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Letter: Keep gray wolves on endangered listApr 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Before the Endangered Species Act, gray wolves nearly went extinct. The Interior Department's current plan to delist wolves in the Lower 48 states could be a death sente...
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Say 'no' to alcoholic ice creamApr 02, 2019 1:00 am - Do you want your kids to go into an ice cream shop that serves liquor-infused ice cream in downtown Naperville? I disagree with the liquor commission's approval of a new...
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Local campaigning using out-of-state firmsMar 29, 2019 1:00 am - The local municipal and school board elections on April 2 are important because the men and women we elect will make decisions that can affect us more directly and more ...
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Endorsements: Gustin, Hinterlong, Hanson and Kelly for Naperville councilMar 01, 2019 12:00 am - Naperville voters will choose four city council members on April 2 from a field of 11 candidates that features Bradford Miller, Theresa Sullivan, Paul Hinterlong, Patric...
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For Naperville mayor: Steve ChiricoMar 01, 2019 12:00 am - When Steve Chirico was elected Naperville mayor four years ago, he faced two key challenges: addressing budgetary challenges in the state's fourth-largest city and follo...
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Endorsement: Barnett for mayor of Downers GroveFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - Downers Grove has three fine candidates competing for mayor: Bob Barnett, Marge Earl and David S. Olsen. All are experienced in local government and have long histories ...
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Endorsements: Kulovany, Sadowski-Fugit and Walus for Downers Grove village councilFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - In Downers Grove, five people are running for three seats on the village council. The only incumbent running is Nicole Walus, 36, who was appointed to the board in 2016 ...
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Pritzker plan and pensionsFeb 14, 2019 1:00 am - Everyone enjoys having someone else pay for an expensive meal. Just take a look at Illinois pensions. Gov. J.B. Pritzker's progressive income tax proposal is just anothe...