Sugar Grove Opinion
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The SoapboxAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t sign that bill: Gov. Pat Quinn has one week to decide whether to expand gambling by adding five new casinos and slots at racetracks, including Arlington Park. Whil...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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Editorial: ‘Civic contribution’ an unseemly skimAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - A tenth of a penny doesn’t sound like much — especially when it can be translated into thousands of dollars for government. But when it comes to the faith between citize...
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - When Lombard Village Trustee Peter Breen was elected in April 2011, he made transparency in village government a priority. It’s no wonder then that Lombard now is a mode...
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Relay For Life almost hits goalJul 29, 2012 4:40 am - On behalf of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kane County committee, I would like to say “Wow!” Thanks to your support, Relay For Life of Kane County had 75...
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Letter to McConnaughayJul 29, 2012 4:00 am - Open letter to Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay: I can see firsthand that any citizen in the county that would dare at this critical economic juncture to qu...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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The good, the bad and the uglyJul 12, 2012 4:40 am - First, the good. Most Americans want health care reforms such as coverage for pre-existing conditions, no lifetime limits, no cancellation if you get sick, keeping adult...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...