Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Editorial: Ideas shouldn't be shut down by being shouted downJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Ironically, the people packing the room in protest had won the battle before the meeting even started. Mount Prospect Police Chief Tim Janowick had dropped his proposal ...
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Include a solution with budget gripesJul 08, 2015 12:00 am - I've been reading for many weeks now about how no group or organization wants to give up their piece of the pie to balance the budget. A lot of residents feel we should ...
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Politicians not suffering from O'Hare noiseJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - I have lived in Schaumburg for 39 years and rarely heard jets flying over my house. This year as my husband and I sit in out in our back yard trying to enjoy some peace ...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Trump can't be taken seriouslyJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - The word of the day is egomaniac. An egomaniac is a person with an obsessive preoccupation with oneself and is someone who follows their own ungoverned impulses, is po...
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Government has obligation to be competentJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - For our nation to remain strong, the vast majority of its citizens must be confident in a government's ability to perform vital functions at acceptable levels. It is wit...
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Intimidation is no way to protect freedomJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - The main thing we are ALL fortunate to have in America is an abundance of freedoms. It is in great part what separates us from much of the world. Although not specifical...
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Confederate flag not the problemJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - While I agree the Confederate flag is a symbol of our county's darkest days against African-Americans, the ability to purchase guns by erratic individuals is far more at...
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Declare independence from meat industryJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly 240 years ago, our Founding Fathers declared our national independence from Great Britain. This 4th of July, let's declare our independence from the meat industry...
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Don't isolate new home developmentJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - I agree that the residential development planned for the Littelfuse site off Northwest Highway north of downtown Des Plaines should include the creation of bike- and ped...