Cook County
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Financial waste isn’t hard to findOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - How can we possibly balance the budget with the government waste that exists? Recently a friend’s relatives, GSA workers, were moved back to the U.S. by the government. ...
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Obama’s jobs bill is a road to nowhereOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - It has been almost three years since Obama had been elected president, and for almost three years now he is still in campaign mode. This time it’s his “jobs” bill. He’s ...
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Cook County needs a simpler tax codeOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - Why are we taxpayers so dumb? Why do we allow those whom we have elected to confuse us with tax codes, multipliers, exemptions and appeals processes that only they seem ...
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End tax break for SearsOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - The Sears EDA has to be stopped. Clearly none of the people deciding on this issue have students in District 300 or care about our children; otherwise, this amendment wo...
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Don’t balance budget on backs of least of usOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - The faith community of First Presbyterian Church of Elgin is seeking to live out God’s call for compassion and justice in our world. We are concerned that the budget cos...
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A proposal to help economy reboundOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - I propose a five-point plan to improve the U.S. economy: 1. For individuals with IRAs or 401(k) plans, repeal the 10 percent early withdrawal penalty for retirement acco...
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Put humans first in state decisionOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - In the Oct. 9 article “Quinn puts Mabley’s noble legacy at stake,” Burt Constable recaps how a horrible institution called the Dixon State School was replaced by a much ...
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Attorney: Suspect in boy’s murder fears for his safetyOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - A known gang member fears for his safety in Cook County jail, his attorney says, after the man was charged in the slaying of Elgin 5-year-old Eric M. Galarza Jr. in what...
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District 211 College/Career Night Oct. 19Oct 15, 2011 12:00 am - The 2011-2012 District 211 College Night program, “Choose Your Path …,” will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at James B. Conant High School, 700 E. Cougar Trail in...
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Small ‘Occupy’ protests in Elgin, AuroraOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - Holding signs like “Break Up Big Banks” and “Stop Government Greed,” about 40 people expressed their support for Occupy Wall Street on Saturday in Elgin. Similar protest...