Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Questions loom over miles driven taxOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Miles Driven Tax. It sounds like a good idea, but there are many questions to be answered first. 1. Will the present gas pump tax be removed? 2. If so, how will mileage ...
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Des Plaines Legion post is alive, kickingOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Someone recently posted on the internet that Des Plaines American Legion Post 36 was permanently closed. To quote the current vernacular, this is Fake News. The Post is ...
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Editorial: Parking garage makes sense for Schaumburg entertainment districtSep 26, 2018 5:00 pm - When suburban downtowns blossom into "entertainment districts" with plenty of restaurants and clubs, it can be a lot of fun. Until the on-street parking dries up, that i...
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Septemberfest crew deserves kudosSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - I just want to commend the public works crew for the backbreaking and excellent job they did at Septemberfest. The staff was polite and nice to those asking for mulch a...
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Time for Palatine to revisit raising the minimum wageSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - On May 8, 2017, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and the Village Council unanimously opted out of the Cook County ordinances increasing the minimum wage and instituting paid ...
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Letter: Put campaign funds to better useAug 28, 2018 1:00 am - In the campaign for governor of the state of Illinois, we have a choice between two extremely wealth men who are vying for a position that, given the true center of powe...
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It will take years to fix WashingtonAug 14, 2018 1:00 am - Every person in the United States should read Kathleen Parker's column in the July 19 Daily Herald, "World has just become a darker place." I mean read it not skim it, b...
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Let's put a huge tax on political adsAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - Not a day goes by when we don't see, hear or read about the state of Illinois' revenue woes. And, not a day goes by without each of us being bombarded with political ads...
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Editorial: Elk Grove thinks big with Bahamas Bowl sponsorshipAug 04, 2018 2:00 pm - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson has never been afraid to think big. Searching for a highlight to draw attention to the village's 50th anniversary celebration in 20...
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Politics, business and running a golf courseJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - If there ever was a reason for politicians to prove they cannot run a business, all we have to do is look at the Preserve at Oak Meadows and the commissioners that run t...