Hoffman Estates Opinion
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State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...
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Public employee 'lottery' has lots of appealJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Why do people play the lottery? What they should do is become a public employee. Short career. Can't get fired. Raises for breathing. They invest $150,000 in their retir...
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Education: The promise of physical education that goes beyond traditional sportsJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - It's not an entirely new concept. Long before his death in 2010, legendary baseball coach and physical education teacher Phil Lawler attracted national attention to Nape...
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Values, not home, drove push for minimum wage hikeMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate the kind words regarding my stewardship of Cook County that begin a recent Daily Herald editorial. Since taking office in December 2010, my administration h...
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38 TMA apprentice program grads to be part of 'Next Generation of Manufacturing in Illinois'May 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Thirty-eight students graduated from TMA's Related Theory Apprentice Program last night, surrounded by their family and co-workers at the Stonegate Conference Centre in ...
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...
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New Dist. 15 board: Change is up to youMay 15, 2017 5:00 am - I'm glad the new District 15 board is finally in place though unfortunately not all members were replaced. It is not possible to do any worse than the previous board and...
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Left needs to get with the programMay 15, 2017 1:00 am - Wake up and smell the coffee! Donald Trump is our president. I have never in my whole political lifetime witnessed such a divide in this country. The hate showed to our ...
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Chemical safety measures under attackMay 12, 2017 1:00 am - The Environmental Protection Agency, in consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, has developed modest but important updates to safety rules for industrial ...
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The 'Do Not Call' list is a jokeMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - I have been on the Do Not Call list since its beginning. It seemed to work at first, but now they just keep calling. Occasionally I pick up the call and advise them I a...