Itasca Opinion
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Editorial: State should boost fund to municipalities and help control property taxesJan 18, 2022 12:00 am - Costs are rising for all of us. Inflation has increased the price of everything from gas and groceries to new and used cars, and it seems inevitable that as those expens...
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Editorial: Suburbanites have till Friday to speak up about rail mergerDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - It's 2013 again, only instead of Barrington leading the charge against the Canadian National's acquisition of the EJ & E Railroad, this time several suburbs along the Ir...
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Editorial: DuPage County takes an important step forward using federal money to combat homelessnessDec 08, 2021 12:00 am - A nonprofit group came up with an innovative idea to fight homelessness. Meanwhile, a county board was willing to use millions of dollars in federal money to make a diff...
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Haymarket proposal was not realistic for ItascaNov 12, 2021 12:00 am - In 2019, the village of Itasca was asked to consider whether Haymarket's plan to operate in the village would be reasonable. To effectively and appropriately answer this...
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Editorial: DuPage makes progress on new voting machines, but has more to doNov 10, 2021 12:00 am - DuPage County officials took a significant step toward improving the security and integrity of elections in the county when they recently agreed to purchase new voting m...
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Editorial: Arlington Heights took the longer view on controversial project.Nov 05, 2021 1:00 am - This article has been updated to correct that the Itasca village board vote was Tuesday. Two village boards. Two volatile projects. Two outcomes. For two years now,...
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Editorial: Village board faces test of leadership regarding Haymarket addiction centerOct 31, 2021 11:00 pm - Itasca village board members face an ultimate test of leadership Tuesday. We hope they prove up to the challenge. At issue is a 240-bed treatment facility fcor people ex...
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Oct 01, 2021 1:00 am - In bold letters, the headline cheered: "A RARE OPPORTUNITY." The Daily Herald carried the big news on Nov. 11, 2018. A world-famous collection of Frida Kahlo's art was c...
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Editorial: COD's Frida Kahlo exhibition was a bold dream that lived up to the hypeSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - In November 2018, the College of DuPage made an announcement that was as bold as it was surprising. The community college would host an exhibition of 26 original pieces ...
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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...