Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Editorial: Illinois duty to cut REAL ID linesOct 14, 2019 11:00 pm - In a prominently placed box bordered in red, the Illinois Secretary of State's website warns: "Due to the federally mandated REAL ID program, wait times at Driver Servic...
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Editorial: Taxpayers also have stake in Boomers Stadium ownership changeOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - When baseball people talk about player trades, they say the best deals are those that give both sides something they want - a win, win. That's what the village of Schaum...
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A legislative solution to carbon problemOct 05, 2019 1:00 am - It would be remiss of me not to thank the Daily Herald for its publication of several excellent editorials and opinion columns prior to the recent climate strikes and Un...
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Getting 'Real ID' a real nightmareOct 04, 2019 1:00 am - In March, I went to the DMV in Des Plaines. It was time to renew my license. I did so. In May, the new law came out stating that you needed to obtain the Real ID if you ...
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The controlled chaos of real breaking newsSep 28, 2019 1:00 am - By midafternoon on a Friday, the weekend beckons in a newsroom just as it does anywhere else. That was the sunny mood on Friday, Sept. 20, as editors gathered in what w...
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Editorial: Municipalities must lead the way to protecting suburban mallsSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - It's unlikely that until a week ago many of us knew what a bollard was, outside of sailors, developers and professional safety experts. Then, last Friday, a 22-year-old ...
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Taxi rides provide illumination about crisis of immigrationSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - By Bill Decker Guest columnist When I read or hear stories about the current immigration crisis on the U.S. southern border, the word "cacophony" frequently comes to min...
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Village should let term limit ref rideAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - I cannot believe that the Elk Grove mayor and board lowered themselves to put three new referendums on the ballot to block one. If the Elk Grove Village board believes t...
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Editorial: Elk Grove's cynical attempt to prevent term limitsJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - When news broke of a petition drive in Elk Grove Village aimed at putting the question of term limits on the March 2020 primary election ballot, we reiterated our opposi...
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Editorial: 'No' to term limits in Elk Grove VillageJul 14, 2019 11:00 pm - There's a campaign to place term limits on elected municipal offices in Elk Grove Village, and how people feel about the initiative no doubt is tied to a great degree to...