Park Ridge Opinion
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Morrison, Murphy, Walsh are the futureDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Many thanks to Tom Morrison on his decision not to accept a pension from the state. Tom Morrison, Joe Walsh and Matt Murphy are the future leaders we can count on. The D...
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Boeger advocates are doing Arlington Hts. dirt with lawsuitDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Daveri, NAMI and Thresholds have stepped way over the line in their recently lawsuit against the Village of Arlington Heights. These three entities went out of their way...
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Glad BG will be rid of HartsteinDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Finally, it does seem we're finished with the bullying, domineering, “my-way-or-the-highway” hammering of Elliott Hartstein, aka “The Wig” and his special use rezoning t...
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School taxes are draining our walletsDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - How much did your property taxes go up? Ours went up 20 percent. I bet some of yours went up that much (or more). Did you look to see where that extra money is going? Mo...
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Egoistic land grabs weigh on taxpayersDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - I feel compelled to address this environment of government land grab. Let us focus on the recent dishonorable government handling of Meigs Field. Meigs Field was a well-...
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NW Festival Orchestra a great local assetDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Thanks to James Kane's article in the Saturday Herald, I attended the Sunday concert of the Northwest Festival Orchestra presented at the Forest View Auditorium in Arlin...
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Why rush into contract for D15 interim supt.?Dec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - One has to wonder what the big rush was to give Scott Thompson, formerly interim superintendent of District 15, a multiyear contract. Thompson had six months left on his...
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D214 taxpayers need candidates on their sideDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - Last night I attended the District 214 public hearing on their 4.7 percent increase in the proposed 2010 real estate tax levy. The more I learn about the process the mor...
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Soap box: Start thinking next tax cut bill nowDec 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Best-interest bi-partisans: Congratulations to Illinois' senators and to the suburban delegation to Congress. Republicans and Democrats, lame ducks and returnees, all si...
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Stopping right-on-red tickets a startDec 16, 2010 12:00 am - Dan Duffy has felt the sting of finding a red-light camera ticket in the mail. More than once. The freshman state senator from Lake Barrington wants to stop communities ...