Long Grove Opinion
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Extension is just another polluting highwayNov 03, 2015 12:00 am - It is disheartening to listen to the sugarcoated version of the New Route 53 plan being marketed by the Route 53/120 Project Blue Ribbon Advisory Council. Seriously, doe...
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Editorial: Suburban schools take necessary step in heroin battleNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's taken some time, but the shift in attitudes toward combating the suburban heroin epidemic has taken hold. And nowhere is that more evident than in our high schools,...
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Editorial: Stevenson's move to later start time a local test caseNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The toughest part about change often is finding someone to be first. On the issue of pushing school start times back later in the morning to be more in line with identif...
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Editorial: Patience, good will help close river trail dealOct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials soon will cut the ribbon on the long-awaited completion of one of the agency's most popular attractions that's been decade...
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Editorial: U of I wrong home for renowned postcard archivesOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Picture postcards were the pre-Facebook way to brag about your vacation to people who were stuck back at home or in the office. Some showed dramatic landscapes or points...
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Townships should hit benchmarks of non-profitsSep 20, 2015 1:00 am - Your article "Where aid funds go" was enlightening and very disheartening. By most measures, any non-government non-profit organization with overhead expenses (i.e., sa...
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Budget impasse brutal to service providersSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - As we begin the third month of a budget impasse in Springfield, United Way of Lake County would like to call our state leaders' attention to the very real disruption the...
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Editorial: Eliminating late fees an intriguing step for librariesAug 17, 2015 1:00 pm - The days of libraries charging patrons 10-cent-a-day fines for overdue books may be heading for history's scrap heap. At least two suburban libraries say the model no lo...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Stop Rte. 53 plan once and for allJun 20, 2015 1:00 am - The new Illinois Tollway chairman, Bob Schillerstrom, in a June 8 Daily Herald article said the $1.9 billion dollar shortfall for the Route 53 extension might require a ...