Palatine Opinion
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Wambach a great American soccer storyJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - As we marked the birth of our nation last weekend, we celebrated two victories for all Americans: The U.S. Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality and another Worl...
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Editorial: Ideas shouldn't be shut down by being shouted downJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Ironically, the people packing the room in protest had won the battle before the meeting even started. Mount Prospect Police Chief Tim Janowick had dropped his proposal ...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Dist. 15 is letting fox into the hen houseJul 06, 2015 5:00 am - The June 22nd article ("Teachers union head joins District 15 administration") should have been front page news. I am appalled with Superintendent Thompson's temerity st...
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Climate 'denier' label an insultJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Many commenters published here assert that the world and the U.S. need to dramatically reduce carbon emissions to save the planet from what they claim will be the catast...
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State pension rules have it backwardJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - I am writing to thank you for the excellent article by Jake Griffin on the behavior of one Peter Murphy of the Illinois Association of Park Districts. I found his smi...
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Health care ruling ignores the lawJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - The Supreme Court's latest ruling on the president's interpretation of The Affordable Care Act is absolutely incredible. It does not seem to matter what the law says but...
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Family touched by kindnesses shownJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - My name is Keena Lewis and I am the mother of Kobe Lewis, who was struck by a car on June 1 in the 1300 block of Palatine Road and died Tuesday morning. On behalf of th...
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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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Photo ID everywhere but at the polls?Jun 19, 2015 1:00 am - Recently, Hillary Clinton claimed the GOP, by demanding that voters have photo IDs, was trying to stop some people from voting. One group that was mentioned were old peo...