Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Wilbrandt, Anderley and Alopogianis for West Dundee village trusteeMar 04, 2021 12:00 am - Five people are seeking election to the West Dundee village board, but just two incumbents are in the hunt for three seats. That means at least one newcomer will be elec...
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Endorsement: Noble for Oakbrook Terrace mayorMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci resigned in January 2020 after it became public that federal agents had seized $60,000 in cash from his home during an investigation ...
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Endorsement: Nelson for West Dundee village presidentMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Chris Nelson has been a solid village president for West Dundee since he was first elected eight years ago. We heartily endorsed him then without his having had any elec...
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Speaking out: A look at the state budget and our revenue needsMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - The Illinois State Budget sets the parameters for what our state can spend. Gov. Pritzker recently presented his proposed budget for the next fiscal year, which begins J...
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Endorsement: In District 59, Krinsky, Mancilla, Espino, SagererMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 is emerging from some rocky times. They were reflected two years ago in a stormy school board race centered around implementati...
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Endorsement; Dash for Prospect Heights City CouncilMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - In years gone by, elections in the city of Prospect Heights were knockdown, drag-out affairs — bitter fights that reflected the deep political divisions that seemed to e...
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Endorsement; Boyer, DeSmidt for Bartlett Library BoardMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Bartlett Library Board race is one of those tough choices that is good for the community but not fair to at least one of the candidates. Three outstanding candidates...
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Aurora area groups issue call for racial equity in distribution of COVID-19 vaccineFeb 24, 2021 10:00 pm - Black people continue to die from COVID-19 at disproportionately higher rates than whites in Illinois! We know that contributing factors to the disproportionate death ra...
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Editorial: Firefighters can join others in Elgin who have sacrificed - or insist on pay raiseFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - Last May we wrote words of support for the City of Elgin, which had initiated 10-percent pay cuts for nonunion city workers at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
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Village president candidate Jenny talks Station 13Feb 24, 2021 12:00 am - As a sitting Glenview trustee and a candidate for Glenview Village President in the upcoming April election, I feel it is important to put forward the key approaches and...