Cook County Opinion
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Give political mapmaking back to citizensAug 17, 2016 1:00 am - I am one of the 567,000 Illinois voters who signed the petition to create a transparent independent commission to draw the voting maps for Illinois. Currently, career po...
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Editorial: Schaumburg scandal cleanup a job well doneAug 16, 2016 11:00 pm - Nineteen criminal drug cases dropped. About $1.33 million spent to settle 16 lawsuits claiming false arrest, illegal search or malicious prosecution. Another $147,000 fo...
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Columnist did the jobAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Columnist Mike Imrem concluded his description of all the violence and corruption the media would be focusing on if Chicago had secured the 2016 Olympics by saying: "No ...
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Many professions pay for advanced degreesAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - Your article about public schools paying for teachers to attend "college" was misleading and demeaning. All professions require continuing education for certification a...
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Let's drop the spin and vote on recordsAug 16, 2016 1:00 am - During any election cycle, truths, half truths and outright lies are lobbed between opposing parties. Prior to the RNC convention and continuing full force since, Hillar...
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Will GOP speak up when election ends?Aug 16, 2016 12:01 am - I have mixed feelings about the 2016 election. On one hand I can't wait for it to end, but on the other, I so enjoy the rancor it's causing within the Republican Party. ...
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Blaming the wrong cause for killingsAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - According to the Daily Herald, 70 individuals lost their lives to violence in Chicago in June and only 65 individuals lost their lives in July. Based on the administrati...
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Still time to slow down climate changeAug 15, 2016 1:00 am - I am afraid of the recent hot weather and then the news that the world set new record temps, not once but twice. One weather incident does not confirm "climate change," ...
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Did Dann nod off during Hillary movie?Aug 15, 2016 1:00 am - Dann Gire, I'm so sorry you missed "Hillary's America." I saw it recently, in spite of your "pits" review, and found it absolutely enthralling! I respectfully submit tha...
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Worry more about ideology than candidateAug 14, 2016 1:00 am - What is an informed voter supposed to do? Both of the presidential candidates have such high negatives that many people do not want to vote for either one. However, vot...