West Chicago Opinion
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Trying picking up your own trashAug 31, 2012 4:52 am - Trying picking up your own trash In writing this letter, I may be upsetting the apple cart. But many other people in West Chicago have, in effect, turned the garbag...
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Going to Mass might be better sentenceAug 30, 2012 4:01 am - Going to Mass might be better sentence I applaud Russian authorities for convicting “Pussy Riot” — the very name suggesting sex and violence — of committing a hate ...
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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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Thanks to many on storm cleanupAug 25, 2012 4:14 am - Thanks to many on storm cleanup The July 1 microburst ravaged approximately 20 miles of road in unincorporated Winfield Township, leaving residents with huge amount...
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Do your research on vaccinesAug 25, 2012 4:14 am - Do your research on vaccines In his Aug. 13 Fence Post letter, “Now is the time for immunization check,” Dr. William Werner cites a recent uptick in whooping cough ...
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Mussman is in this for us, not herselfAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - I have lived in my neighborhood association as an original owner for 35 years. I am realistic about the complicated issues we face as a nation and a community. I met Mi...
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Job ‘boot camp’ gave him info he neededAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing to express my appreciation to state Rep. Michelle Mussman for hosting the recent “Job Boot Camp” at the Schaumburg Township District Library. As a recent g...
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The SoapboxAug 18, 2012 6:00 am - Going the extra mile: Teachers at Anne Fox Elementary School in Hanover Park know family involvement is important to students' success, and they went out of their way th...
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Mandates tying hands of postal serviceAug 17, 2012 4:41 am - Mandates tying hands of postal service The other day there was a short blurb in the paper about the U.S. Postal Service defaulting on a $5.5 billion payment to the...
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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 ...