Cook County Opinion
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Right-to-Work decision bows to Tea PartyDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Open letter to Lincolnshire mayor and trustees: A while ago I received a survey to elicit ideas for developing a cohesive brand for Lincolnshire. I assume this was base...
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Lives have value even in bad circumstancesDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - In response to Ms. Sass and everyone who would prefer to sacrifice a defenseless human life rather than be slightly inconvenienced for nine months of their own precious ...
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Columnist right to support ObamaDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Thank you, Mr. Gene Lyons for your clearheaded column regarding the conservative right's blatant disregard for the truth when appraising the efforts of President Obama t...
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Madigan resignation best for IllinoisDec 19, 2015 11:01 pm - As an independent voter and lifetime Illinois resident, I'm so tired of the dysfunction in Springfield. All our state politicians share responsibility for the sorry cond...
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At least they rejected the shooting rangeDec 19, 2015 11:01 pm - A fitness center built that was beset with roof leaks from the outset, fixed after many months of litigation, a library that needed extensive repairs, supposedly for des...
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Editorial on COD: How the College of DuPage board can get back to workDec 19, 2015 1:00 pm - As Assistant City Editor Robert Sanchez describes elsewhere in the paper today, it was an incredibly bizarre seven days for College of DuPage politics last week. Even by...
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Elk Grove paying price for BensenvilleDec 19, 2015 5:22 am - Typical of when our politicians and voters are sold on a bad idea and when they get it everyone should share in the bad results. Bensenville voted to stop fighting over...
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Racial profiling needs to stopDec 19, 2015 5:00 am - Looking at the news and other social media, we all know that racism still is a huge problem in America. One type of racism in America is Racial profiling. In an ACLU ar...
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Home Economics classes are importantDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - It has come to my attention that school District 25 is considering the elimination of Home Economic classes to be replaced with technology geared classes. While I unders...
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Too many people, finite resourcesDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - The real problem worldwide today is that there are too many people using finite resources. Think about it. Pursuit of energy, air pollution, shrinking water tables, defo...