Mount Prospect Opinion
-
GOP lawmakers helped Madigan raise taxesJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - Remember Illinois state congressmen Mike Fortner, David Harris and Steve Anderson. These three legislators were elected by people in places like Geneva, St. Charles, Wes...
-
Remember the signers of the DeclarationJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - A significant activity for my Fourth of July celebration will be to reread a wonderful booklet called *They Signed for Us." It contains the stories of the 56 patriots wh...
-
Why weren't hospitals, insurance involved?Jul 03, 2017 1:00 am - Can someone please explain to me how our Congress can attempt to shape a new course for health care without bringing in the drug companies, hospitals, and health care eq...
-
The real motive for traffic ticketsJul 03, 2017 1:00 am - As someone who has recently paid $100 because of the red light photo, I can say it will be a deterrent in my future travels. However, I want to point out that though th...
-
Russian meddling did not help TrumpJul 01, 2017 1:00 am - For the past eight months, the FBI, the CIA and a multitude of alphabetical government agencies have been unsuccessfully trying to confirm that Russian meddling in our p...
-
Jun 26, 2017 5:00 am - It has been almost two months since Mount Prospect decided to fork over $38,000 to a company that is responsible for the original design of the crossing lights and signs...
-
Consider influence of the gun lobbyJun 24, 2017 1:00 am - There is no excusing what happened the beautiful morning the 14th of June in Alexandria, Virginia, but let us just be completely honest about blame: The NRA has had its ...
-
No prosecution of presidential crime?Jun 24, 2017 1:00 am - I have heard several times that a sitting president cannot be charged in a criminal indictment. That makes absolutely no sense. Suppose a president were to shoot his wif...
-
Editorial: Village, Dist. 214 must find compromise on TIFJun 20, 2017 11:00 pm - By all accounts, the village of Mount Prospect and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 have always had a good working relationship. And that's to the benefit of ...
-
State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...