Cook County Opinion
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Morrison: Palatine GOP stacked deck to get Rauner endorsedMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - The Palatine GOP just announced its endorsement of Bruce Rauner and other candidates for the March primary election. Committeeman Aaron Del Mar, a Rauner supporter, said...
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Think long-term; support District 57 tax hikeMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - I understand that nobody wants to pay more taxes, but don't people understand that their home values will tank if the Mount Prospect District 57 preservation referendum ...
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Tighten your belt, Dist. 57, like we all must doMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - Why is that every time I read an article about the District 57 tax increase it is compared to a home worth $100,000. I would like to know where all these homes are at. T...
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Mayor Juracek says yes to District 57 tax hikeMar 01, 2018 4:00 am - After careful consideration, I reluctantly conclude that the only responsible vote on Mount Prospect Elementary District 57's Preservation Referendum is YES. Reluctant b...
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Endorsement: Broad for the Democrats as Lake County clerkMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - The two Democratic primary candidates for Lake County clerk tout vastly different personal experience in making their case for who is best suited to lead the office. Ve...
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Claims of slow response to fire are falseFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Feb. 14 article reported on the local firefighter union President Joe Galli's claims that recent staffing changes in the Elgin Fire Department caused a delay in respon...
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Support state law regulating gun dealersFeb 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Abraham Lincoln famously said, "the ballot is stronger than the bullet." After the Parkland shooting last week, members of the League of Women Voters Arlington Heights-M...
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Put limits on donations to politiciansFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - After spending more than a year listening to and also reading numerous commentaries in the media about various conspiracy theories and the dangers of Russian involvement...
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Include voices of students in debate on transgenderFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - If you look through our high school yearbooks, we are probably not the students you would place together. One of us is a freshman; one is looking seriously at colleges t...