South Elgin Opinion
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Taking change fartherOct 17, 2018 1:00 am - I am encouraged that the Daily Herald recognizes the need for change in the Illinois Secretary of State role. Jesse White was an innovator in the past, but new blood is ...
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Endorsement: Daily Herald recommends Kramer over Hain for Kane County sheriffOct 13, 2018 5:00 am - Kane County sheriff: Kramer Depending on circumstances, we have alternately endorsed (or not) Republican Kane County Sheriff Don Kramer. Depending on perspective, h...
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Endorsement: Raja Krishnamoorthi for Congress, 8th DistrictOct 05, 2018 11:00 pm - This endorsement has been updated to state that U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi is a resident of Schaumburg. It also has been updated to refer to the Canadian Pacific ...
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Kane County balks at tax increase, for nowSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County residents received at least a one-week reprieve from a tax increase Wednesday. But the latest draft of the county's 2019 budget fails to restore a program th...
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Committee sends Longmeadow toll bridge funding to full Kane County BoardSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Commuters on the north end of Kane County will have a new Fox River crossing option in the form of a 95-cent toll bridge if the full county board follows the lead set Tu...
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Editorial: Complaining over the wrong distractions in Van Dyke prosecutionSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - As a nationally watched murder trial gets under way in Chicago, the chairman of the Kane County Board is worried about the wrong distractions involving the trial's prose...
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Editorial: Schools need to combat bullying with culture of kindness, respectAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The motorcycle escort that brought 13-year-old Megan Kuntz to her first day of classes this week was symbolically powerful. Kuntz rode on the back of one of the three-do...
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Editorial: U-46's Nashville trip worth a board reviewJul 30, 2018 11:00 pm - When local governments talk about sending officials on trips to out-of-town conferences or for research, suburban taxpayers may reflexively think "junket" and reach for ...
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...
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Deal with eyesoreMay 24, 2018 1:00 am - As a proud Fox River/Kane County resident for over 30 years, I ask myself, who could strive to leave or protect that ugly riverside structure next to our Geneva Fox Rive...