Cook County Opinion
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Ward for South Elgin village presidentMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - There is no doubting the passion South Elgin Village President Steve Ward's opponents in the April 4 election have for their community, or their strong belief that they ...
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Endorsement: Lemme for Deer Park village boardMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - The residents of Deer Park have two candidates to choose from to fill a two-year seat on the village board. Incumbent David Lemme faces challenger Nancy Sheperdson in th...
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Endorsement: Brady, Papantos, Waller for Wheeling village boardMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - Accusations in one village race have a tendency to spill over onto others. That's the case in the Wheeling village board election, where one newcomer and three incumbent...
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Endorsement: Wesseler for Bensenville village president.Mar 02, 2017 12:00 am - In December 2008, during the peak of the recession and with bulldozers poised to demolish neighborhoods in the path of O'Hare Airport runway expansion, Forbes magazine d...
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Endorsement: Horcher for Wheeling village presidentMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - Dean Argiris talks about his four years at Wheeling's helm with an enthusiasm so evident it's easy to see why many trustees hail his active work as village president. Wh...
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Endorsements: Majeski, Perez, Pisano for Bensenville village boardMar 02, 2017 12:00 am - Two years ago, members of the Bensenville United Party captured three seats on the village board, campaigning on their belief that the board members at the time were not...
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Way too early to crown Chris KennedyMar 01, 2017 11:01 pm - Ed Murnane may have gotten ahead of himself when he wrote on Feb. 14 that Chris Kennedy is likely to be unopposed in a Democratic Primary for Illinois Governor. A recen...
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Gambling's growing pervasivenessMar 01, 2017 11:01 pm - Each year it seems that gambling becomes more pervasive. In Illinois, video gambling sites have increased significantly in the past 18 months, and there is serious discu...
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When did environment become a political issue?Mar 01, 2017 12:00 am - The EPA was created under President Nixon with bi-partisan support. Now the new Administrator is an anti-science, anti-environment, corporate shill who wants to cut regu...
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Endorsement: Ritter for Carpentersville village presidentMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - When it comes to people deciding where to live, a town's reputation might not be everything, but it's in the team picture. What's my tax bill, how good are the schools a...