Elk Grove Village Opinion
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The SoapboxFeb 21, 2015 12:00 am - Hands off, Chicago: State Rep. Marty Moylan of Des Plaines filed legislation this week that would prevent a downtown Chicago casino from being built. Given that a p...
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Rauner off to a scary startFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - I voted for Bruce Rauner, not because he was running as a Republican and not because I believed he was the knight in shining armor who was sure to rescue the damsel in d...
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ISIS is just thugs group looking for turfFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - I find it troubling that the Daily Herald, CNN, most all media outlets, and many local and federal legislators right to the top continue to refer to the central mission ...
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Re-evaluate pay, perks for polsFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - I remember in the late '50s and early '60s people said it wasn't worth running for office because it didn't pay enough and the pay was better in private industry. In ord...
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Averaged out, tax increases not so badFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Rauner invited Christine Dogolpol to the state capital to address her Wheeling real estate taxes, which apparently increased from $1,100 annually to $4,707 per year...
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Sensationalism drives measles hysteriaFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - "Outbreak raises many more fears than Ebola." Really? Are you kidding me? You're telling me that people are more afraid of measles than Ebola? I am 58 years old. I ca...
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Pipeline vote shows hypocrisy of GOP promisesFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - Now that Republicans have majorities in both houses of Congress, they can start to carry out their promise to propose legislation that helps the American people includin...
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Our economy needs Keystone PipelineFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - I am addressing the article "Do we need the Keystone Pipeline?" My answer: Yes, definitely. For umpteen years, we have been paying our hard-earned money to the alread...
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Noise isn't the only problem from airportFeb 05, 2015 12:01 am - What's in the air? Noise being emitted from O'Hare means either moving or earplugs. Take it or leave it, and save the 160,000 bucks in grants for something solvable. My ...
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Outcry over portrayals should apply to allFeb 03, 2015 12:00 am - In his Jan. 19 letter, Ted Pacut of Bloomingdale asks, "How would we like it if, say, Russia made a movie with a look-alike President Obama and a plot to kill him? Freed...