Wauconda Opinion
-
Protect infrastructure with 'lockbox' amendmentOct 08, 2016 1:00 am - In May, both the Illinois House and Senate approved the placing the Illinois Safe Roads Amendment on the ballot with overwhelming bipartisan support, and the proposed po...
-
Endorsement: Cooper for Lake County coronerOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - It has not been a quiet four years in the Lake County Coroner's Office. The high-profile investigation into the suicide of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz an...
-
Stopgap budget did some important thingsJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - After over a yearlong stalemate, the governor and the General Assembly came together and passed a short-term bridge budget. While undoubtedly neither side was entirely h...
-
Let's move on from Rt. 53 extensionJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - These are comments I included in a recent letter to the Illinois Tollway. I was not surprised last month to learn our county board chairman had withdrawn his support for...
-
Tollway should stop spending on Route 53 studyJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Livable Lake County and its members agree with the editorial on May 24th ("Troubling Signs with Route 53's extension at a crossroads") that members of the Illinois tollw...
-
State must stop diverting school funding to ChicagoMay 25, 2016 1:00 am - The City of Big Shoulders needs to carry its own weight when it comes to education funding. We need reform. The state legislature cannot continue the way they always h...
-
On bleak day, help was there for themMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - The most difficult day of my life was Feb. 25, 2016. This was the day that I visited my son in his Wauconda home and discovered he had taken his own life. There were man...
-
Editorial: Hopes for a new life for Lakewood buildingsMay 03, 2016 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve is packing up and soon will be vacating the historic farm site in Lakewood Forest Preserve. The renowned Curt Teich Postcard Archive wil...
-
Voters can change how townships operateApr 20, 2016 1:00 am - I enjoyed the story about unspent cash in townships by Daily Heralds Jake Griffin April 13. It goes far beyond road districts. In Wauconda Township, over $1.2 million h...
-
A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 12, 2016 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of our endorsements in the Tuesday primary elections. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be ...