Wheeling Opinion
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Wishing for better candidatesMar 27, 2019 1:00 am - I have been a 35-year resident of Wheeling, and I am very proud to have raised my family here. I was extremely excited to see that three women are on the ballot for trus...
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Editorial: Deborah Wilson and the second-guessing she provokesMar 23, 2019 2:00 pm - We evaluate hundreds of candidates during every election and offer scores of endorsements. We arrive at most of our recommendations with certainty and arrive at some onl...
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Endorsement: For Wheeling trustee, Liguori, Vito, VogelFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - Often in the case of local elections, we find the endorsements difficult to reach because there are too many good candidates, too few elective offices. In the case of th...
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Wheeling Township residents come through all year longFeb 04, 2019 4:00 am - Wheeling Township's motto is "Neighbors Helping Neighbors," and I am once again both inspired and awestruck by the amazing generosity of our residents and friends. I wan...
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Editorial: Board of Review should rethink where it is putting new hiresJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Why would anyone in Cook County want to slow the property tax appeals process? That is precisely what we risk, because of a December decision by the Cook County Board of...
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Taxpayers will suffer if runways expandedJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - I am wholly opposed to any revenue generating business parcels in Wheeling being replaced with a tax-exempt runway. It is not in the taxpayers' best interest to have the...
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Dist. 21 voters make emphatic statement in support of schoolsNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - On behalf of the Board of Education, administration, professional educators, support staff and most of all, the students in Wheeling CCSD 21, a huge thank you to our com...
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Lots of reasons to support District 21 referendumNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - The District 21 referendum will ensure safer entrances, provide much needed air-conditioning and prepare the spaces for full-day kindergarten. Living in 2018 means under...
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District 86 can do betterNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Enough is enough. The referendum Hinsdale District 86 has put on our ballots this election is unfair, wasteful and unfordable. When will District 86 do better? In our di...
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Wheeling District 21 board has shown it can be trustedOct 22, 2018 5:00 am - Through thick and thin, our school district has stood up for the taxpayers and done what is best for us while still maintaining great schools for our kids. Even in times...