Cook County Opinion
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Rolling Meadows seems to be slipping back to the 50sMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - The city of Rolling Meadows should take their heads out of the sand! This is not the 1950s. It is outrageous to not let one of our current churches move to a larger faci...
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Raises too lavish in new District 15 contractMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - You recently printed a column on the 10-year teachers' contract for District 15 Palatine, which itemized the progressive raises over the life of the contract. One that r...
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At least the trash pickup is still goodMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - It appears to me that the city of Rolling Meadows needs to be cleaned up politically and administratively, in light of some recent and not so recent decisions. Most rece...
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She's embarrassed by Rolling Meadows city councilMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - Again, I am profoundly embarrassed by the actions of our City Council. Their refusal to allow the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs to move to a larger location s...
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Pros of term limits outweigh the consMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - I would like to believe that Theodore Utchen (May 5) is an informed voter. However, some politicians use questionable - think Madigan - tactics to stay in office. While ...
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Overtime rule could add to service crisisMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - The U.S. Department of Labor may finalize a Rule soon that may lead to service cuts for persons with intellectual/developmental disabilities and further exacerbate the w...
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Pedestrians must think safety, tooMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - In response to your editorial over the weekend entitled "What's the Rush?" about bikers zipping by pedestrians too fast and too close on bike trails in parks; I would li...
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Bikes, cars must both obey safety rulesMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Spring has arrived and more bicyclists are out on the roads. Most of us who ride bicycles are also motorists at times, so we are aware of how bikes and cars can best coe...
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No sympathy for lawmakers who block governorMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - In his letter to the editor of May 2, state Sen. Mike Noland says, " ... the citizens of this state can only watch and observe as this governor, ruminating over his fail...
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Starbucks too-much-ice suit wasn't newsMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Shame on the Daily Herald for placing the article about the frivolous lawsuit filed against Starbucks for too much ice and not enough liquid on the front page of the May...