Cook County Opinion
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Says the Rolling Meadows red-light camera is a 'canker'Jun 13, 2016 5:00 am - The town of Rolling Meadows has a canker in its midst. It is the red-light camera at Kirchoff and Plum Grove that is designed to catch unsuspecting motorists in order to...
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Volunteers needed to lobby for autism legislationJun 13, 2016 5:00 am - As a parent of a teenager with autism, on a daily basis I need to advocate for my son, to try to provide the best possible future for him after the age of 22. I also try...
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Happy to see Tony's in Prospect HeightsJun 13, 2016 5:00 am - Congratulations to Tony's Fresh Market owner Tony Ingraffia and Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer for their efforts in bringing a wonderful new supermarket to the Prosp...
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Addiction programs need adequate fundingJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - As an addiction treatment professional for the past 38 years, I want to salute those in Lake County who are embracing treatment over punishment for people who have the d...
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Vulnerable kids losing lifeline at MaryvilleJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - As a volunteer at Maryville Academy, I want to say, shame on us as a society for the huge mistake we are making on gambling with the future of the neediest of children. ...
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For the sake of their party, perhaps?Jun 13, 2016 1:00 am - You published a letter recently that came from a Republican who lived in Wayne. Like so many other diehards that support the GOP, he prefers to live in a separate realit...
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Quit trying to force us to pay for Chicago's schoolsJun 13, 2016 1:00 am - In his June 3 Opinion article, the head of the "Center for Tax and Budget Accountability" (hold on to your wallet) tells us that he thinks that the way the state doles o...
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Still waiting for specifics from TrumpJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - After all of this name-calling by a candidate for president of the United States, i.e., "Crooked Hillary," "Low Energy Jeb," "Little Marco" and so on, I'm still waiting ...
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GOP-led Congress is harassing ClintonJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - No, Joe Biden is not going to be president, Mr. Ley. You are mistaken. Mr. Ley's May 20 letter published on the Opinion Page accuses Hillary Clinton unjustly and cynic...
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Need announcement for transgender IDJun 11, 2016 1:00 am - Will the YMCA, YWCAs, community centers and all the different workout gyms now be required to let males who identify as females into their showering areas? What abo...