Cook County Opinion
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Cuts hit those who are defenselessFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Nothing - absolutely nothing - is more Republican than Bruce Rauner's cutting of state aid to Medicaid and to the disabled and physically and mentally handicapped, survi...
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Measles! Here? (A teachable moment)Feb 24, 2015 12:00 am - Residents of the Northwest suburbs have been stunned to learn that an outbreak of measles - once thought to have been eliminated in the U.S. - has sickened some of our y...
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It's never to early to plan for lost incomeFeb 24, 2015 12:00 am - I do not understand how Mayor Al Larson of Schaumburg can say it is too early to start planning for a loss of income from the state. Mr. Mayor, it would be a plan, may...
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Let's stick with what works in Dist. 214Feb 23, 2015 4:00 am - The April 7th ballot for District 214 will list three familiar names, William (Bill) Dussling, Alva J. Kreutzer and F. Daniel Petro. Bill has been on the board for 17 y...
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Sayad looks like the better candidateFeb 23, 2015 4:00 am - I attended the Feb. 9 forum where ward aldermanic candidates Dick Sayad and Mark Setzer were to give their reasons for serving people in the 4th ward and the city. It wa...
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Mt. Prospect in way of airport expansionFeb 23, 2015 4:00 am - Here we go again. We just got rid of the O'Hare Airport noise and smell and now Prospect Heights and Wheeling want to build a 7,000 foot runway at Chicago Executive Airp...
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Rauner's statements on unions offensiveFeb 23, 2015 12:00 am - As a union member for fifty years of the Sheet Metal Workers' Local 73, I am offended by the comments of Gov. Bruce Rauner. It is outrageous that he has the audacity to...
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Endorsement: Braiman in Buffalo Grove - with Berman, Trilling, WeidenfeldFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - No town is perfect, but Buffalo Grove has a lot going for it, and one of its great characteristics is an involved citizenry that keeps an eye on local government, gets i...
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Rauner is prepared to fix IllinoisFeb 22, 2015 12:00 am - When a governor submits a budget, whether be a Republican or a Democrat, if the budget contains cuts, some groups won't be happy, if it contains increases, some groups w...
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Obama listening to zealots on KeystoneFeb 21, 2015 11:01 pm - Even with all the highest standards for safety and efficiency of moving crude oil by rail, we have had another derailment of an oil tanker train in West Virginia on Feb....