Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - National Child Abuse Prevention Month ends Friday. The work, however, on behalf of abused and neglected children, doesn't stop. Ever. At noon Thursday at the Kane County...
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Britton: There is more work to be done on gun violence preventionApr 21, 2021 10:41 pm - It has been another week filled with heartache as we watched two people of color - one only 13 years old - die at hands of law enforcement. While I continue to believe i...
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Editorial: Make sure seniors aren't squeezed out of vaccination accessApr 07, 2021 9:25 am - In a few days, suburbanites 65 and older will lose their nearly-exclusive access to the COVID-19 vaccines, and we're not the only ones concerned about that. On April 12,...
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Endorsement: Dan Patlak for Cook Board of ReviewSep 25, 2020 5:59 pm - The Cook County Board of Review functions almost without notice, except for times of controversy, but it plays an important role in reviewing appeals of assessment offic...
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Endorsement: Iris Martinez for Cook Circuit Court clerkSep 25, 2020 6:00 pm - The office of Cook County circuit court clerk has been the subject of scandalous headlines for years, but voters have a chance to clean it up with the departure of incum...
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Endorsement: Pat O'Brien for Cook County state's attorneySep 25, 2020 5:57 pm - It is tempting to view the race for Cook County state's attorney as a choice between criminal justice reform and safe streets. None of us should give in to the notion. I...
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Endorsement: Meister for Democrats to replace Dorothy Browns as Cook County court clerkFeb 28, 2020 8:23 am - Four years ago, we and both Chicago newspapers endorsed Jacob Meister in the Democratic primary for Cook County circuit court clerk, an office that had operated in scand...
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Endorsement: More for Cook County state's attorney in Democratic primaryFeb 25, 2020 11:24 am - Kim Foxx of Flossmoor has a lot going for her, and since her election four years ago as Cook County state's attorney, she can be rightfully proud of the needed movement ...
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Endorsement: O'Brien for Republicans in Cook County state's attorney primaryFeb 22, 2020 1:00 pm - The contest for the nomination for Cook County state's attorney in the March 17 Republican primary presents a tough call for voters. Both candidates have lengthy prosec...
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Editorial: Board of Review should rethink where it is putting new hiresJan 24, 2019 4:27 pm - Why would anyone in Cook County want to slow the property tax appeals process? That is precisely what we risk, because of a December decision by the Cook County Board of...