Lombard Opinion
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Budget catastrophic to DuPage servicesJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - On May 31, the Illinois legislature passed a budget that cuts in half funding for health and human services. This means that many of the programs that keep our DuPage-ar...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - End the monopoly: Our sympathies are with the 20 trash haulers who have filed suit against 11 municipalities in Cook and DuPage counties that have locked them out of pic...
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Palin dropped out for right reasonsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Sarah Palin's decision was for all the right reasons: regard for the people of Alaska, not expecting them to have a governor who must give her attention to her troubles ...
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Why are Democrats getting all the heat?Jul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - While Illinois Democrats bear the brunt of the attacks over the ongoing budget problems in Illinois, Republican legislators continue to sit on the sidelines planning the...
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Elderly built this land on their backsJul 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently, in the stifling heat, I saw a woman who had to be in her 80s struggling with her bags of goods she purchased. I asked if I could help her. She seemed shocked b...
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Musings on DuPage County's political landscapeJul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Poor Joe Birkett. Wednesday just wasn't his day. That's what several of us were saying when news came down that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan - to many people's...
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Make state cuts across the boardJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It seems the loss of funds to balance the state budget always reverts to those who need just a "little help" the most. Because payroll expense is the largest part of mo...
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Krilich development still a bad ideaJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Board in April approved a mixed-use development for the Royce Realty (Krilich) property along Butterfield Road, adjacent to Oakbrook Terrace. On behalf...
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Why no info on Catalani contract?Jul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It's been over one month since the Illinois Supreme Court ruled in Mark O. Stern's favor in his case against Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200. The case, regarding t...
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Abuse victims give reason to careJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Norma Favela, Shreya Lai's mentally challenged victim, Ronald O'Rourke's victims, and Dawn Hill, beaten and left lying without help for more than 96 hours - all victims ...