Island Lake Opinion
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Putting a stop to the shenanigansAug 13, 2017 12:01 am - McHenry County taxpayers pay higher property taxes than 99.99 percent of Americans, and that's on top of a permanent income tax increase in a state with almost 7,000 loc...
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Help wanted: Skilled workforce for the future of manufacturingAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - AVAILABLE: Six-figure position with limitless potential and opportunity that requires no education debt and offers employer-paid training in the high-demand STEM field. ...
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Help Support our Animal ShelterJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Receive $25 off any service at our dental office. Items needed Paper Towels Anti-bacerial hand soap Dishwashing liquid Food (any canned cat, dog, kitten, and puppy foo...
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Editorial: $25 million questions remain as tollway set to again study Route 53 extensionMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Where's the Lake County buy-in? And where does this all end? These are our questions as the Illinois tollway board votes today whether to spend $25 million to study buil...
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Editorial: Island Lake wise to draw a line on expansion of video gamblingMay 15, 2017 11:00 pm - We've never been thrilled about the advent of video gambling in the suburbs and have frequently been proud to see suburban communities whose leaders shared our distaste ...
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Editorial: Drug culture video is important watching for suburbsMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Ethan Deardorff is 20. He's been sober for three years. Think about that. He was in need of help at age 17. And he knows so many others who were or still are in need of ...
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Nursing baccalaureate not needed at CLCApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - We read with interest the recent article "CLC backs proposal to offer 4-year nursing degree." We agree on the importance of offering the junior and senior year of a bacc...
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Editorial: Let Lake County voters decide how chairman is selectedFeb 01, 2017 10:00 pm - If Donald Trump's election as president told us anything, it's that voters have a lot of ideas and concerns about the size and role of government, and they want to have ...
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McHugh, Patterson, Stein and Swanson for Wauconda District 118Jan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Five candidates are vying for four seats on the Wauconda District 118 school board. Four incumbents - Carey McHugh, Sam Stein, David Patterson, and Brian Swanson - are r...
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Fix bill for disabled vets' familiesNov 02, 2016 1:00 am - When the Illinois General Assembly goes back into session on Nov. 15, the veterans of Lake County hope that the House Rules Committee will assign Senate Bill 3042 to ano...