Wheeling Opinion
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Editorial: Cook County takes soda-tax fight to dangerous new levelAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - We would have thought that taking out after citizens who exercised their rights to challenge their government would be an action beneath the standards of Cook County Boa...
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Help wanted: Skilled workforce for the future of manufacturingAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - AVAILABLE: Six-figure position with limitless potential and opportunity that requires no education debt and offers employer-paid training in the high-demand STEM field. ...
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Moylan urges Cook County to repeal beverage taxAug 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Sweetened beverage tax should be repealed Hardworking families in Cook County continue to face not only rising costs, but every level of government taking mor...
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Help Support our Animal ShelterJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Receive $25 off any service at our dental office. Items needed Paper Towels Anti-bacerial hand soap Dishwashing liquid Food (any canned cat, dog, kitten, and puppy foo...
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Editorial: Cook County overreaches with unfair beverage taxJul 29, 2017 2:00 pm - Here's the problem we have with the beverage tax that Cook County is trying to impose on all of us who stop at the supermarket or drive through a fast-food restaurant. W...
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Source of our problem is lack of term limitsJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - We have just gone through another stalemate when working to make a budget. Madigan and Cullerton have been in office too long. Gov. Rauner has been trying to pass the bu...
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Editorial: In Wheeling, a picture of hope for supportive housingJun 29, 2017 7:00 pm - Last week we had occasion to praise Arlington Heights for making a statement on supportive housing by voting to let a project get under way. This week, we can turn to Wh...
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Editorial: Village, Dist. 214 must find compromise on TIFJun 20, 2017 11:00 pm - By all accounts, the village of Mount Prospect and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 have always had a good working relationship. And that's to the benefit of ...
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State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...
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GOP has abandoned its civil rights legacyJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - I read with interest Walter Williams column from the Wednesday, June 7, edition. His title "Democrats have long political history of hoodwinking blacks" is totally factu...