Elmhurst Opinion
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Editorial: Agency's creative proposal to buy hotel to help the homeless deserves considerationSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Homelessness in the suburbs is a complex problem that demands creative solutions. One group in DuPage County has an innovative idea that is worth serious study. DuPagePa...
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Editorial: DuPage keeps pressure on, even as opioid crisis deepensAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The opioid crisis has steadily deepened over the years and has only been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, in DuPage County in particular, where the coroner fir...
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Behind the Curtain: Our tornado coverage began with a 'Dear God' message and a fire alert tweetJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - My heart sank when I saw the email shortly after midnight on June 21. An hour earlier, a powerful tornado ripped through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien. So I had sent ...
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - National Child Abuse Prevention Month ends Friday. The work, however, on behalf of abused and neglected children, doesn't stop. Ever. At noon Thursday at the Kane County...
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Editorial: Make sure seniors aren't squeezed out of vaccination accessApr 07, 2021 1:00 am - In a few days, suburbanites 65 and older will lose their nearly-exclusive access to the COVID-19 vaccines, and we're not the only ones concerned about that. On April 12,...
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Endorsements: Simek, Robinette, Novey, Weisgram for District 44 school boardMar 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Two incumbents and three challengers are vying for four, 4-year seats on the Lombard Elementary District 44 School Board. Board President Courtney Simek and board member...
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Endorsement: Kumar, Kozar and Tucker for Villa Park village boardMar 14, 2021 11:00 pm - Six candidates are running for three seats on the Villa Park village board. With current board members Bob Wagner and Nick Cuzzone running for the open village president...
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Endorsement: Wagner for Villa Park presidentMar 14, 2021 11:00 pm - Voters in Villa Park will be selecting a new leader to replace outgoing village president Al Bulthuis and they have two very well-qualified options. Nick Cuzzone is a sm...
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Endorsements: Malloy, Howard and Manno for College of DuPage boardMar 12, 2021 10:00 pm - There are many choices for whom to lead the College of DuPage for the next six years - eight of them - for three seats. The college in recent years has regained its foot...
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Endorsement: Foltyniewicz for Lombard village presidentMar 07, 2021 10:00 pm - Lombard Village President Keith Giagnorio, a two-term incumbent, is facing a concerted challenge for the village's top job from two-term Lombard District 3 Trustee Reid ...