Cook County Opinion
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He expected more at Lake ArlingtonOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - As a longtime user of Lake Arlington I was very excited about the improvements in the path around the lake. The recent article about the grand opening claimed an improve...
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Buffalo Grove Days parade time is too inconvenientOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - I was very disappointed that - again - the Buffalo Grove Days Parade was held on Sunday morning. For decades, the parade was held at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon on Labor ...
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She always wanted to ride in a big truckOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - To everyone who has a "bucket list," I'd like to share a wonderful experience that came true because of two very dear friends, Shirley Barnest and Nancy Bluver. I recent...
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Electric bikes on Palatine Trail would just add to problemsOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - The article describing the opening of the Samcycle Electric Bikes shop in Palatine is fraught with problems. The owner suggests that proximity to the Palatine Trail is t...
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Editorial: The case for township road districts' demiseOct 02, 2018 11:00 pm - A Wheeling Township experiment recently caught our eye. The township eliminated the elected position of highway commissioner and in the first year dropped its tax collec...
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OK, be transparentSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - President Trump wants to declassify and release certain portions of the FISA application related to the Russia investigations being conducted by Robert Mueller. The reas...
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Editorial: Parking garage makes sense for Schaumburg entertainment districtSep 26, 2018 5:00 pm - When suburban downtowns blossom into "entertainment districts" with plenty of restaurants and clubs, it can be a lot of fun. Until the on-street parking dries up, that i...
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Kane County balks at tax increase, for nowSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County residents received at least a one-week reprieve from a tax increase Wednesday. But the latest draft of the county's 2019 budget fails to restore a program th...
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Committee sends Longmeadow toll bridge funding to full Kane County BoardSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Commuters on the north end of Kane County will have a new Fox River crossing option in the form of a 95-cent toll bridge if the full county board follows the lead set Tu...
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End one-party rule in DuPage CountySep 17, 2018 1:00 am - We can end one-party rule in DuPage County by electing the Democrats who are running in all six districts. (Not all seats are up for re-election, so a blue wave at this ...