Cook County Opinion
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So, who's complaining about tax reform?Dec 08, 2017 12:00 am - So, who needs deductions for the payment of local real estate taxes? I'd much rather see AT&T and Comcast get a deduction on their corporate tax rate, like from 35 perc...
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Unbelievable bail in fatal crashDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - This is in reference to your Oct. 19 article concerning a fatal car crash. This person chose to drive 135 mph and rear-ended a car. The female occupant died after the ca...
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So, who's complaining about tax reform?Dec 08, 2017 12:00 am - So, who needs deductions for the payment of local real estate taxes? I'd much rather see AT&T and Comcast get a deduction on their corporate tax rate, like from 35 perc...
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Dumbing down AmericaDec 07, 2017 12:00 am - I was born in Hardin County, Illinois - 396 miles south of Elgin, as the crow flies. I attended a one-room school in the middle of Shawnee National Forest for eight year...
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Important work for tax conference committeeDec 07, 2017 12:00 am - I am writing in regards to HR 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. I am horrified that the U.S. Senate passed its version of the bill without giving members of the Senate adequ...
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Governor candidate has experience, generosityDec 07, 2017 12:00 am - I want to share with you why I am supporting J.B. Pritzker for Illinois governor. I know the election is a long way off and Christmas is taking much of your time, but I ...
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Think fact-based news on climate, tooDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - It was good to see the Daily Herald's full page opinion page in support of fact-based free press. I hope the Herald extends that support to climate change where the fact...
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Two federal gun bills are dangerousDec 06, 2017 12:00 am - Open letter to Rep. Roskam: The Share Act is being promoted as a need for hunters. The provision for the legalization of silencers is buried deep within the bill. It's h...
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Bickering politiciansDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - When we talk about politics, we really talk about having "a failure to communicate." Whether it's Republicans, or its Democrats, both sides are at fault. What our repres...
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Keeping Russia closeDec 05, 2017 12:00 am - From early school days in geography, Crimea was Russia, Ukraine was Russia. Premier Khrushchev was born in Ukraine after World War II. Russia repaired most of the bombed...