Cook County Opinion
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We need to break down trade barriersOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - As a farmer in Kane County, I know just how important it is to find new markets for the corn and livestock farmers grow in this area. That's why we need our leaders in W...
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Mussman no rubber stampOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - I read the Sept. 23 letter by James Stennett with great interest. Mr. Stennett, who hails from Buffalo Grove, criticized Michelle Mussman for being a rubber stamp for Sp...
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Roskam dodging question on trade dealOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - Is Congressman Peter Roskam committed to the working people of this country or to the corporations? This high priority question is in the form of how he would vote on th...
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Don't need Dem ward bosses in DuPageOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - One of the reasons I moved to Lombard was to escape the grasp of Cook County Democratic politics. Now I learn my State Senator Tom Cullerton, D-23, is supported by the C...
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Vote for 'Mickey'?Oct 03, 2016 1:00 am - After watching the debate Monday evening I was reminded of "elections" that took place in grade school. Despite admonishment by the teachers to be serious about your vot...
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Is this an acceptable future?Oct 03, 2016 1:00 am - What has happened to the United States. When did it become acceptable to express hatred of those with a different color, religion, or ethnicity? When did it become unn...
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Room for hope in presidential politicsOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - "There remain these three, faith, hope and love." The least of these is hope, but hope is the bridge of light between the dark shores of faith and love. The hope in the...
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Smodilla will stand up for taxpayersOct 03, 2016 1:00 am - For too long, the Illinois Senate has just been another chamber controlled by the Democratic leadership in Springfield. The supermajority has been complicit in the curr...
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Trouble is, we can't vote them outOct 02, 2016 1:00 am - To John Stephens from 9-24-16 Your Views: You apparently don't know that you can't vote out 72 of 118 incumbents in the House, and 27 of the 40 Senate incumbents, becaus...
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The play's the thingOct 02, 2016 1:00 am - "And this life, which had served as a tomb for his virtue and his honor, was but a walking shadow / A poor player who struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then i...