Cook County Opinion
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But can he be the 'Celebrity President'?Mar 23, 2016 1:00 am - Of all the discussion about Donald Trump, which has gone on ad nauseam, there remains one crucial factor that has been overlooked. For several years he was the star of a...
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You took the right path, Sleepy HollowMar 23, 2016 12:01 am - Sleepy Hollow's tax referendum passed thanks to 610 "yes" votes overcoming 588 "no" votes. Kudos goes to many for this narrow victory. Taxpayers bought in after understa...
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Editorial: State flood buyout money should be releasedMar 22, 2016 11:00 pm - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner said this week that he wants to sit down and talk budget issues one-on-one with Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. "I'm hoping that t...
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GOP hasn't seen writing on the wallMar 22, 2016 1:00 am - It isn't Trump who's destroying the Republican Party, it's the Republican Party leadership. Trump and the other "outsiders" are merely the beneficiaries of the anger and...
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Perfection needed for top cop jobMar 22, 2016 12:01 am - If Chicago's Mayor Rahm Emanuel is truly serious about restoring trust and dignity in the CPD, he should without hesitation appoint Anne Kirkpatrick to the job. Forget ...
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Care staff victims of longtime state neglectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - For the past eight years, Illinois has not increased Medicaid rates for developmental disability services, even though inflation grew 14 percent. Years of insufficient f...
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Church stands for respect, toleranceMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - The Council of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights would like the Muslim community to know we respect all people and stand against intolerance to any g...
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Learn how to fight human traffickingMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - How gratifying to learn that O'Hare Airport - along with 13 other US airports - is taking seriously the scourge of human trafficking ("Airports boosting awareness of hum...
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McConnell, end hissy fit over nominationMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Senator Mitchell McCon...
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Clinton swings left to beat SandersMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - Park Ridge native Hillary Clinton beats self proclaimed socialist. Bernie Sanders, 50 percent to 49 percent after the Clinton campaign spent almost one year preparing fo...