Cook County Opinion
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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...
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 Speaking Out: Do you really know what 'affordable housing' means?Feb 17, 2021 12:00 am - Affordable Housing has been discussed and is being addressed in our communities, but do you really know what that term means? There is often a misunderstanding of the t...
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Editorial: Address violence with vigilant leaders, responsible property ownersFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Village leaders in Bloomingdale may well be wondering what they could have or should have done to avoid the weekend mayhem that resulted in multiple shootings and one de...
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Segregation still part of our communitiesFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Since it is Black History Month, I thought it timely to share some related thoughts. A couple nights ago while clicking through possible movies to watch, I came across ...
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Editorial: The winter's spate of fire and tragedyFeb 06, 2021 1:00 pm - Every winter, it seems, we get the sense that there are a lot of house fires. It's usually because there are. This winter is no different. "Gosh," one of our editors sai...
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Editorial: Don't punish village, bridge for drivers who ignore warningsFeb 04, 2021 12:00 am - The phalanx of bright yellow warning signs leading to the entry of the historic covered bridge on Robert Parker Coffin Road in Long Grove is a sight to behold. Two hundr...
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Hartstein: How you can evaluate local candidatesFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - In reviewing candidates for local boards, there are characteristics to look for and to avoid. Sometimes you can look to screening bodies to assist you, such as caucuses ...
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How We Got The Story: Turn to the archives to learn about an early Arlington Heights figureFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - I consider myself a student of history, and it's been said that journalists write the first draft of it. So it's always fascinating to look through the Daily Herald's va...