Elgin Opinion
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'On behalf of a grateful community ...'Sep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Police Department will soon bid a fond farewell to Officer William "Bill" Roscop, known to many simply as Officer Friendly. Officer Roscop will comple...
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Make sure escape can't happen againSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A "shackled and handcuffed" prisoner disarms two Cook County state's attorney's office investigators on his way to a sentencing hearing, carjacks two vehicles and robs a...
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What a great festival BG Days 2009 was!Sep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - As co-chairs of Buffalo Grove Days 2009, we want to thank all those who participated in making this event another great year! Our committee is comprised of 52 wonderful ...
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Impressed, grateful for summer lessonsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Every summer South Barrington Club conducts swimming and tennis programs. As grandparents it is our duty to say a few words about our experience from these programs. Gro...
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'No turn' sign will take care of problemSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - In his letter to the community, Mayor Craig Johnson states one of the reasons for the right turn on red-light camera at Biesterfield and I-290 is five pedestrians were h...
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A story that will brighten your daySep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, Sept. 22, our mother fell in a parking lot in Palatine and was taken to Northwest Community Hospital by the wonderful, caring Palatine paramedics. The story ...
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We have to pinch pennies, so should villageSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Please stop wasting money on unneeded bandannas throughout our village. These have to be installed by our village men (during) working hours, they have to be purchased a...
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Some still have use for teachers, it seemsSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - More than 15 years ago, I retired from teaching mathematics in a local public school district and still have a keen interest in the formal education of youngsters. My ob...
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Act of kindness a real day-brightenerSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I experienced something today (Sept. 16) that I feel is seen too rarely in society now - anonymous acts of kindness. I was in line today at the Joann Fabrics in Town & C...
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Insurance companies are real death panelsSep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Wake up, people, we have silent death panels now. When I hear the rhetoric regarding death panels should any public option pass, I stop and think of a story I recently ...