Elmhurst Opinion
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to repairs at Salt Creek ElementaryOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - With two of its three schools dating to the 1950s, Salt Creek Elementary District 48 needs to make the kind of structural repairs that come with aging structures - roofs...
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Endorsement: Yes to raise sales tax for Villa Park infrastructureOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Villa Park voters are being asked to approve a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to raise money for infrastructure work not included in the village's street impro...
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See McKee House for what it can beOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Will the legacy of the current forest preserve board be one demolition or preservation? Will posterity remember the current board for what they saved or what they destro...
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Have to hit folks over the headOct 18, 2016 12:01 am - In the front page article on the second debate the Daily Herald ran from Fahrenthold and Zezima, they said, "In this debate the two interrupted each other often." Did th...
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Lilacia and library can live in harmonyOct 17, 2016 12:01 am - Recent concern about a new Helen Plum Library's impacts to Lilacia Park shows our community understands how vital Lilacia is to Lombard. Our namesake - "The Lilac Villag...
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Insurance premium costs a real issueOct 15, 2016 12:01 am - Just imagine the public outcry that would occur if property taxes increased 46 percent in DuPage County. A $5,000 bill would increase to $7,300, a $7,500 bill would incr...
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Endorsement: Grogan for DuPage auditorOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - Perhaps the most compelling argument Democrat Michelle Gale of Glendale Heights makes for the unseating of incumbent Bob Grogan of Downers Grove is that having a Republi...
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Endorsements: Roskam for re-election to Congress, Dist. 6Oct 13, 2016 1:00 am - For 10 years, Peter Roskam has been a stalwart conservative of the Republican Party in the U.S. House. And his constituents have given him a vote of confidence every two...
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A shared vision for a growing LombardOct 13, 2016 12:01 am - Public libraries are cornerstones of vibrant communities, providing access to educational, informational, cultural and recreational resources that strengthen the fabric ...
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Endorsements: Healy, Michelassi in DuPage County, Dist. 5Oct 12, 2016 1:00 am - Incumbent Republican James Healy faces Democrat Regina Brent for a four-year term. Incumbent Democrat Tony Michelassi and Republican Janice Anderson seek a two-year term...