Cook County Opinion
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Too bad about Alemars RestaurantAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The other day we had a bite to eat at Alemars Restaurant on Dundee Road and the owner told us the restaurant is going out of business on Wednesday. Because of the econom...
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Keep 911 for true emergenciesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember when we, the public, were told that calling 911 was only reserved for dire emergencies? Well, that does not appear to be the case any longer, at least not in th...
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Worthy salute to peaceful, precious PathAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - There's a general feeling, both among city dwellers and those of us who live in the suburbs, that's it's near impossible to get around the suburbs without a car. And in ...
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Legislators must reject pay raisesAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In May I introduced and passed House Joint Resolution 132, which rejects a scheduled pay raise for legislators. The president of the Senate, Emil Jones, has publicly st...
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Why bother having a Constitution?Aug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - So why bother having a Constitution and Bill of Rights when we have an executive branch that ignores the judicial process and courts and a legislature that's too cowardl...
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Determined to keep term limitsAug 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The city officials of Des Plaines are at their old shenanigans again. I guess they think we taxpayers and voters are stupid and have no memory. We taxpayers worked hard ...
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Word choice shows paper's political biasAug 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I am quite sure that you are not as tired of reading my screeds as I am of writing them. I subscribe to your newspaper for the main purpose of getting the news, i.e. fac...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage County and Fox ValleyAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Time for an explanation: The wall of silence Naperville's park district board has created around recently hired executive director Daniel Betts' sudden "leave of absence...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesAug 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Out-of-the-box thinking It will be interesting to see how Palatine's unorthodox approach to dealing with stormwater pans out. The village has started a pilot program to ...
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No plan to remove illegal immigrantsAug 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I can't even begin to describe the disappointment with ICE, and its commitment to remove illegals in Illinois communities. We have heard time and time again about identi...