South Elgin Opinion
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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...
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Editorial: New U-46 student trauma training important tool for teachersApr 08, 2018 11:00 pm - Imagine a child whose life is marked by daily trauma caused by poverty, abuse, neglect, divorce, mental illness or the loss of a parent. Now imagine how difficult it wou...
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Leadership on transportation issues saves livesMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - As president of the Illinois Chapter of the American Traffic Safety Services Association, and a Chicago-area business owner, I wanted to share some insights on why I thi...
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Sheriff has earned chance for re-electionMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - In politics, many times humbleness is not part of the strategy. As a result, hardworking and capable people often do not participate in our representative form of govern...