Elk Grove Village Opinion
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Pay for play defines CongressAug 28, 2016 1:00 am - Let us see: "Pay for play." Doesn't that represent the total vocation of the many lobbyists working the majority of Congress? Gary Max Peavler Elk Grove Village ...
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Where are environmentalists as forest fires rage?Aug 27, 2016 1:00 am - Every day television shows forest fires raging somewhere in the West. Each audio report tells us that only a fraction of the fires are under control with even more break...
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Social Security issues complex, but fixableAug 26, 2016 1:00 am - David Barnes in his letter on Aug. 12 makes a number of good points about Social Security, but there are a few that he does not mention. First, Social Security was ...
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District maps used to shut voters outAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - I write to you as a longtime resident of Des Plaines and a concerned senior citizen. For more than 40 years, with a single exception, every time Illinois legislators hav...
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Iran nuclear deal is good for U.S., MideastAug 25, 2016 1:00 am - I read Joe Pasternak's letter which turns out to be misleading. First, it was not Obama's Iran nuclear deal. It was a United States, China, England, France, Germany and ...
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Rider irritated by encounter on Busse Woods bike pathAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - I just had to express my disappointment in the Friends of Cycling in Elk Grove. While having a peaceful bike ride through Busse Woods on Saturday, I rounded the corner n...
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Wants more grocery choices in Elk GroveAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - It's about time that something should happen to provide Elk Grove residents with another grocery store to shop. Jewel's monopolistic domination compels shoppers to pay h...
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Elk Grove Township residents don't need new taxAug 22, 2016 5:00 am - Tim Burns is continuing his personal crusade to raise taxes on families he claims to be helping. According to the Daily Herald, Mr. Burns recently filed a petition to pl...
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Don't resume sending license remindersAug 22, 2016 1:00 am - After almost a year of suspending license plate renewal notices and now with fresh budget money at their disposal, the Illinois secretary of state is reinstating them. ...
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What is 'right direction' for the country?Aug 22, 2016 1:00 am - Polls indicate that many of the American voters think the country is headed in the wrong direction. This headline is often used by the opposition political party to imp...