Island Lake Opinion
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Why should we pay public sector losses?May 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I was incensed after reading the front page article in the April 27 Daily Herald that we taxpayers will see an increase in our property taxes to cover the losses the IMR...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Report pushes parents to advocateMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - What will it take to educate all our children? Illinois Kids Count tries to answer this question by looking at how our kids are doing in school, what's working, and what...
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"Yes" vote is not consensus on Rt. 53Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This week roughly 22 percent of the voters of Lake County went to the polls and voted on the advisory referendum question, "Shall the State of Illinois construct the ext...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Both sides of the tracks: When government entities cooperate, the taxpayers win. This week the Barrington Countryside and Lake Zurich fire protection districts agreed to...
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A plan to fill state budget holeApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In the March 19 Daily Herald, Gov. Quinn that asks lawmakers what programs/costs would you cut? Here are some cost cutting measures I would like to see: 1. How about th...
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Illinois lags in access to midwivesApr 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Choices for birthing women in Illinois are pretty slim. In fact, in many areas, there is only one game in town: An OB performing a litigation-driven delivery at a hospit...
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Thank you for service to communityApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Resolution hard to get in Staker caseApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a tragic case, no matter how you look at it. An 11-year-old girl is raped, repeatedly stabbed, strangled and left to die in a Waukegan apartment bathroom. Who kill...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...