Cook County Opinion
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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...
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Circuit clerk has become model of efficiencyOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - If anyone has interacted with the Lake County Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the past, you know firsthand the office needed an upgrade. That's why I'm happy to see that...
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Endorsement: Yes on River Trails District 26 building proposalOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Voters in River Trails School District 26 will decide whether to increase their taxes so the district can build a $29 million Early Learning Center to provide preschool ...
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On-the-job training not right for presidencyOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - The people must be made conscious. The presidency of the United States of America is not to be an on-the-job-training position (an apprenticeship, if you will). It re...
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Compared to Clinton ...Oct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Regarding the letter from Sastry Ganti in Herald on Oct. 15 regarding the makeup of Trump voters. I will admit I am not fond of Trump, but compared to Clinton, he is a s...
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See McKee House for what it can beOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - Will the legacy of the current forest preserve board be one demolition or preservation? Will posterity remember the current board for what they saved or what they destro...