Lindenhurst Opinion
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Endorsement: Yes on revamped Millburn Dist. 24 tax proposalMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - In November 2011, voters in Millburn Elementary District 24 soundly defeated a tax referendum to generate about $2 million to replace lost state funding. Since then, sta...
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Change could make tax appeals worseMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Since the recession of 2008, property owners in Lake County and nationwide have seen dramatic drops in market values, and in response, tax appeals have gone steadily up....
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Awaiting answers on appeals changeMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding the recent ruling by the Lake County Board of Review limiting assessment-appeal assistance only through licensed attorneys, I have some pertinent questions: I...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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Endorsements: Hansen, Kuzmanovich, Schell for Lake Villa Dist. 41 boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - The three candidates elected to the Lake Villa District 41 board have a tough road ahead. Lack of state funds and declining student enrollment are two reasons. Closing a...
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Be careful about changing appealsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Lake County’s assessment and appeals system is a model of accuracy, openness and fairness. With an increase in appeals from taxpayers feeling financial distress or seeki...
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The Missing Asian VoiceMar 20, 2013 11:00 pm - With the Senate in the midst of proposing its own comprehensive immigration reform legislation, many immigrant communities nationwide, especially in the Latino communiti...
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Endorsements: Vickers, Sobczak, Guttschow, Winkler for District 117 school boardMar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - The four-seat race for Antioch-Lake Villa High School District 117, a two-school district that reaches to the state line, features five candidates. Among the newcomers a...
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Keep experience, knowledge at CLCMar 17, 2013 5:00 am - I am a Trustee at Parkland College in Champaign and am the immediate Past President of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association. I have known Barb Oilschlager...
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Endorsements: Oilschlager, Drummond for College of Lake County boardMar 17, 2013 5:00 am - The candidates in the five-way race for two College of Lake County board of trustees seats all have deep ties to CLC. Barbara Oilschlager is a 24-year board veteran, and...