Cook County Opinion
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Adolescents pay high cost when losing sleepOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - The public and private school system should be designed such that no child need be deprived of his or her basic fundamental sleep needs. Insofar that it is a basic need ...
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Lilacia and library can live in harmonyOct 17, 2016 12:01 am - Recent concern about a new Helen Plum Library's impacts to Lilacia Park shows our community understands how vital Lilacia is to Lombard. Our namesake - "The Lilac Villag...
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Recognizing the urgency of a problemOct 17, 2016 12:01 am - I can't believe what I read recently in an article contrasting opposing Lake County candidates. Regarding crude-by-rail transport, Aaron Lawlor states, "So there is a di...
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Don't help TrumpOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Though I applaud the increasing number of Republicans - leaders and otherwise - who will not be endorsing or supporting Donald Trump in this election, I am dismayed by s...
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Behavior shames usOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - The release of the Trump tape simply reinforces what I have said before; the man is a moral desert. But the important thing is what his supporters do now. Continued supp...
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The kind of leadership we need in CongressOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - The recent article heading, "What kind of experience do voters want in congressional candidates?" prompts me to respond. We want the kind of experience that Raja Krishna...
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Why can't Roskam ditch Trump?Oct 16, 2016 12:01 am - I live in Peter Roskam's Congressional District and I'm wondering why he hasn't ditched Donald Trump like John McCain. Or, at minimum, withdrawn his support like his lea...
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A pass from the mediaOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - So Donald Trump used the tax codes to avoid paying taxes and Hillary did the same. Donald Trump lost a billion dollars, but he made it back and Hillary lost $6 billion ...
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At least, Trump represents changeOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - Today we are all witness to the difference between the Democratic political machine and the Republican political machine. When the Democratic candidate gets in trouble, ...
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Community setting best for mentally illOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - As Lake County Sheriff, I support the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Sector Services Section 1115 Waiver application to the federal Social Security Adminis...