Downers Grove Opinion
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COD's reform movement just the beginningApr 16, 2015 1:00 am - Last week, voters went to the polls to start a new beginning at College of DuPage. In the nonpartisan election, three "Clean Slate" reformers were elected as new trustee...
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Poor turnout may not be a bad thingApr 12, 2015 12:01 am - Poor turnout may not be a bad thing Your April 9 editorial lamented (again) about the latest election low turnout, using the fact that several races were decided by...
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The SoapboxApr 11, 2015 1:00 am - Baby steps: With more than 6,000 units of government, Illinois easily has the most taxing bodies of any state in the nation. DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin...
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Saturday Soapbox: COD, turn lanes, Rosemont cop shootingApr 04, 2015 1:00 am - The mood at COD: There is plenty of criticism of the College of DuPage board that is justifiable, as we have noted, but when does the constant barrage from the far ...
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Endorsement: A teen's brilliant answer to cyberbullyingApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - As suburban schools work to define cyberbullying as part of a new state law, at least one student is doing her part to combat the troubling trend. And in doing so, it al...
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Candidate is right for NapervilleMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - While there are many fine candidates vying for the Naperville City Council election on April 7, one of them stands out for all the right reasons: Steve Purduski. Steve a...
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Make good choices for regional boardMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - The DuPage Regional Board of School Trustees is an elected body which hears petitions from homeowners wanting to modify their school district boundaries. While limited i...
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Don't overlook COD's successesMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - Recent headlines obscure an absolute truth: There are tremendous things happening at the College of DuPage. My community's hometown college is the envy of the region, ...
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Editorial: Arlington Hts. nonprofit fights to save heroin addicts, one naloxone injector at a timeMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - In a nondescript little office on the north side of Arlington Heights, history is being made in the war on heroin overdose. For the first time, the lifesaving drug nalo...
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Endorsement: Our choices for the College of DuPage boardMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - Of all the elections taking place in the suburbs this spring, the campaigns for three seats on the board of the College of DuPage have become the most electric, generati...