Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Patlak for Cook Board of Review Dist. 1Oct 21, 2016 1:00 am - It may be a bit extreme to say that Dan Patlak was born to serve on the Cook County Board of Review, but there is no question he is well suited to the job. He speaks wit...
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GOP should repudiate TrumpOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - Open letter to the Republican Party: When are you going to repudiate your presidential candidate - who happens to think like a dictator? Where is the party of Lincoln -...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' to repairs at Salt Creek ElementaryOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - With two of its three schools dating to the 1950s, Salt Creek Elementary District 48 needs to make the kind of structural repairs that come with aging structures - roofs...
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Soda tax wrong, but good eating still wiseOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - The point nobody seems to lock into is that by raising or implementing a tax on soda, we would just be giving the county more money to squander. Also, just because some...
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Christians should keep election in perspectiveOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - I see a lot of political posts this morning due to the debate. If we are putting our faith in one of these two candidates to save America or the world, then we are way o...
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Endorsement: Yes to merge recorder, clerk in CookOct 21, 2016 1:00 am - There's a reason that efforts to merge the duties of county recorder and county clerk are gathering steam throughout the Chicago region. It's a good idea, though so far,...
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Maddon's baseball advice good for everyoneOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - I believe Len Casper's Oct. 4 front page article, "Why players don't feel pressure like the fans do" did not give nearly enough credit to manager Joe Maddon for fosterin...
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Endorsement: Yes to raise sales tax for Villa Park infrastructureOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Villa Park voters are being asked to approve a half-percentage-point sales tax increase to raise money for infrastructure work not included in the village's street impro...
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Endorsement: Shapiro as Cook County circuit court clerkOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - We're back to where we were four years ago, and four years before that. Dorothy Brown has been the circuit clerk of Cook County for 16 years, elected in 2000 with an agg...
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Endorsement: No on Elementary School Dist. 15 referendumOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Even on the face of it, Palatine Elementary District 15 is asking for too much with its proposal for taxpayers to cover $130 million in borrowing to build two new school...