Cook County Opinion
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Hats off to officer who gave assistanceJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: We would like to thank officer Todd Gross of the Arlington Heights police force. On Thursday, our car conked out by Portillo's on Dundee Road. Officer Gro...
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Westbrook costs are there, if you lookJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Big surprise! District 57's minions are at it again! And, this time, we, the Mount Prospect citizen-taxpayers, are supposedly receiving a New Year's prese...
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Seniors shouldn't have school taxesJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kudos to Bob Skarda for his letter on tax relief. I too am a senior living on a fixed income. I'm 84, never had children and I'm still paying school taxes. I do not get ...
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Vote for a loyal Republican soldierJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Year after year the precinct captains of the Regular Republican Organization of Elk Grove Township, which includes large parts of Mount Prospect and Arlin...
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Elect Flannigan in 12th sub-circuitJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: My friends often say that they don't know much about the judicial candidates they vote for on Election Day, so I decided to write to the Daily Herald to r...
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Barrington can't bear more trainsJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: I want to express the concern that I, and others have in regards to the proposed CN application to take over the EJ&E rail line. This must not be allowed!...
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Poor performance not due to moneyJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: The Rev. Bill Hybels is mistaken in saying that children in Barrington and Roseland get equal funding from the state for their education (Daily Herald, Ja...
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Don't give trustees increased sales taxJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: It takes a village to stop special interest public spending in Deer Park. The few of us who regularly speak out at board meetings cannot do it alone. Beli...
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Bartlett train depot project botchedJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: As usual, Bartlett gets what its trustees want -- not what the residents need. According to a Jan. 12 article in the Daily Herald, the new split train sta...
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TIF is mess I feared it would beJan 27, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: Barrington's Pizzeria Venti is a hard lesson in tax increment financing. Or perhaps we should change that to "Some fools and YOUR money are soon parted." ...