Oak Brook Opinion
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Debating language rules is copy editor's professional hazardSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to the English language, you must never take anything for granted. It ought to be a simple enough proposition. If the singular referring to the famous sled...
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With cemetery just a graveyard, O'Hare expansion soarsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe by osmosis, Monsieur Richard Daley learned some new executive tricks during his most recent European trip. It was paid for by a management consulting firm … althou...
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Soapbox: For children's sakeSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Earlier this week, police arrested a convicted sex offender in Glen Ellyn after he was accused of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who lived in the same apa...
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Read this, everyone but Roosevelt Road RobberSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Of course, you all remember Harry and Marv, the idiot burglars outsmarted by 8-year-old Kevin in the 1990 cult classic, "Home Alone." After each heist, Marv would stop u...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Wouldn't Betty Loren-Maltese Memorial Tollway be more apt?Sep 09, 2007 11:00 pm - You wouldn't name the Brookfield Zoo after Michael Vick, the official canine exterminator of the NFL. O'Hare International Airport isn't going to be renamed for the mayo...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Fans singing for a chance at 7th heavenAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - As a kid growing up in Arlington Heights, Matt Shepardson dreamed of stepping up to home plate at Wrigley Field and launching a Ryne Sandberg-esque home run as C...
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Praying for an end to cruel abortionAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is a sad day in America -- in our community -- when under the guise of caring for women's health, another abortion clinic will soon open in DuPage County. Recently, ...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...