Cook County Opinion
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Too many burdens of our own to help refugeesMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - I read the opinion article on "welcome the stranger" and request equal opportunity to state my opinion. First and foremost many Americans ancestors have fought for freed...
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Endorsements: Adachi, DeWaele, Gatbunton and Hollatz for Lake Park High School District 108Mar 19, 2017 1:00 am - Experience is not an issue among the five candidates running for four seats on the Lake Park High School District 108 Board. Incumbents Claire Adachi and Keri DeWaele ar...
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Endorsements: Chung, Kowalczyk, Maye, McCluskey for Mount Prospect District 57 schoolsMar 19, 2017 1:00 am - The most serious questions facing the Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 schools have nothing to do with policy or curriculum, both areas in which the district has pr...
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Morally despicableMar 19, 2017 1:00 am - The relentless, merciless and gratuitous slaughter of rhinos and elephants in derelict countries like Zimbabwe, South Africa and Kenya continues. These nations have many...
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Endorsements: Owen, Lee, Coyle, Austriaco for Maine Township Dist. 207Mar 19, 2017 1:00 am - The original version of this article misspelled Carla Owen's name. Four seats are open for Maine Township High School District 207 and five candidates are running. ...
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Leader who makes the tough decisionsMar 19, 2017 12:01 am - I am a village trustee in South Elgin, and I am proud to support Steve Ward for re-election as village president of South Elgin. I have served on the village board with...
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'Old friends' will be missedMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - Forget Trump. Really bad news: That Hackney's on Rand Rd. is closing, and that nearby El Jardin is history. I learned to love Hackney's burgers ages ago when I discovere...
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Revisionist text distorts historyMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - I read with revulsion the proposed change to the "American Studies" curriculum in the Elgin High School district. Here is a sample of what will be our children's first i...
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Endorsements: Bogusz for mayor, Rodd and Smith for council in Des PlainesMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - At his best, Des Plaines Mayor Matt Bogusz is a man who gets the job done. Des Plaines has had its share of good mayors in the last few decades, but no one with the driv...
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Consider what GOP is doing beyond TrumpMar 17, 2017 12:01 am - Don't let Mr. Trump's frequent and frivolous tweets distract us from the outrageous work of some of the Republican members of Congress. Freshman Rep Matt Gaetz (Florida)...