Wheeling Opinion
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Moylan urges Cook County to repeal beverage taxAug 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Sweetened beverage tax should be repealed Hardworking families in Cook County continue to face not only rising costs, but every level of government taking mor...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...
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Values, not home, drove push for minimum wage hikeMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate the kind words regarding my stewardship of Cook County that begin a recent Daily Herald editorial. Since taking office in December 2010, my administration h...
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...