Downers Grove Opinion
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Endorsement: Cronin an outstanding leader for DuPage CountyOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin is seeking his second term to oversee the second-largest county in the state. He is being challenged by Bob Peickert, head of the...
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Endorsements: Fichtner, Curran, Eckhoff, Khouri, NowakOct 15, 2014 1:01 am - The DuPage County Board has done good work holding the line on property taxes, moving toward consolidation of redundant taxing bodies and working together to benefit con...
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Women vote crucial to forest preserveOct 15, 2014 12:01 am - I enjoyed the well-written article (front page Oct. 4) on women's suffrage in Illinois. The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County was created in 1915 because of the ...
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Endorsement: Roskam for Congress, Dist. 6Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - In Peter Roskam, voters in the 6th Congressional District know who they have: a knowledgeable, conservative GOP voice with eight years of experience in the U.S. House. C...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...
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If you're rich, Rauner is your manSep 30, 2014 12:01 am - If you're rich, Rauner is your man Republican Bruce Rauner was recently interviewed by the Daily Herald editorial board regarding his positions on some very importa...
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Editorial: Time for COD trustees to see all spending, as other boards doSep 19, 2014 1:01 am - Whenever someone says, essentially, "That's the way we've always done it" when something is questioned, it's a red flag. That usually means it hasn't been looked at in a...
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Why stop at $15, fast-food workers?Sep 16, 2014 12:01 am - Why stop at $15, fast-food workers? Once again, we are having demonstrations from fast-food workers demanding $15 per hour. Do they realize this equates to about ha...
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Future attacks could dwarf 9/11Sep 16, 2014 12:01 am - Future attacks could dwarf 9/11 Despite the best efforts of the "coexist" bumper sticker crowd, our world remains an increasingly dangerous place for American sove...
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Editorial: Listening to all, towns can keep puppy mills out of pet salesSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights has given itself 60 days to draw up a set of regulations for pet shops. Naperville is in its fourth month of debating what constitutes a puppy mill and...