Cook County Opinion
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Endorsement: Adamson for Prospect Heights city clerkFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - Two qualified candidates are vying for Prospect Heights City Clerk. Both say communication is a priority - especially improving the city website they agree is outdated. ...
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Endorsement: Lalmalani for Oak Brook village presidentFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - Oak Brook Village President Gopal Lalmalani has a simple question for voters in the April 7 election - but it's one every incumbent should be happy and willing to ask. A...
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Endorsements: Kaptain for mayor; Dusenberry, Powell, Shaw, Steffen for councilFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain is seeking his second term in the city's top elected post. He faces a challenge from businessman Joseph Galvan, who is making a bid to become th...
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The SoapboxFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - Wheaton sees the light: Democracy clearly is alive and well in Wheaton. The city is taking a second poll to see what style of LED lights should line local streets. ...
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Re-evaluate pay, perks for polsFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - I remember in the late '50s and early '60s people said it wasn't worth running for office because it didn't pay enough and the pay was better in private industry. In ord...
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Columnist maligns GOP contendersFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - The Daily Herald chose to again publish an article by Donna Brazile, a columnist who I thought had been thoroughly discredited by her spreading of unsubstantiated rumors...
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Averaged out, tax increases not so badFeb 13, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Rauner invited Christine Dogolpol to the state capital to address her Wheeling real estate taxes, which apparently increased from $1,100 annually to $4,707 per year...
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Walks, picnics next to a hog farm?Feb 12, 2015 11:01 pm - Walks, picnics next to a hog farm? The mission drift documented in the LWVEA 2013 Study of the Kane County Forest Preserve District sadly continues with the latest ...
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FDA should test herbal productsFeb 12, 2015 11:01 pm - FDA should test herbal products I recently read that New York tested several herbal "medicines" sold by Walmart, Walgreens, GNC and Target to discover they were loa...
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Christianity was central for foundersFeb 12, 2015 12:00 am - Was America founded as a Christian nation? The most vocal proponents of a completely secular state necessarily cherry-pick data to prove exaggerations while discarding i...