Cook County Opinion
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City should alter bike path routeJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Elgin citywide bicycle plan needs to be refined. As a proprietor of a business on the south side of the 800 block of Walnut Avenue where a new bike path has been est...
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Dog owners need to follow rules of basic decencyJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - On the evening of June 25th, while walking near our home, an unleashed pit bull attacked our defenseless dog. There was no provocation for the attack. The owner was so a...
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Don't throw tax money at RandhurstJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - So now we can see a solution to the years-old problem that is Randhurst Mall - another redevelopment. And it will only cost the village a measly $25 million dollars - WO...
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Why not 'Click it' on school buses?Jul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I've read in this fine publication and have first-hand witnessed that the local police in our area are stepping up the patrols and making checkpoints in the area of driv...
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Housing market isn't really that badJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Things are not as bad in the real estate market as the national and Chicagoland news media make it out to be. When national and Chicagoland statistics are given, they do...
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Lift station just a bad ideaJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a Long Grove resident and moved here for its charm and quaintness. The proposed lift station on Checker Road not only will pose a safety hazard but a beautiful "ent...
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Prochno, Naughton ran great health fairJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently I volunteered at a Health Fair which was hosted by Elk Grove trustee and Republican nominee for state representative Christine Prochno and Claire Naughton, the ...
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Relieved to see movement on old gas stationJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - My wife and I were happy to see that the Arlington Heights Village Board is finally taking action on the property at Arlington Heights Road and Golf Road. The lot and bu...
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Hypocrisy greets Jackson's commentJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again Jesse Jackson inserts his foot in mouth with no negative outcome from the press or anyone else. Luckily for us though, the mike was indeed live so we got to h...
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It's a lousy place for a lift stationJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The positioning of the lift station for the Menard's sewer line in my neighbor's back yard is an example of the arrogance of the village leaders. The Menard's site has b...