Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Long Grove can still do more to solve covered bridge woesAug 27, 2020 1:00 am - Long Grove's beloved covered bridge serves as more than just an entry point into the village's quaint downtown: It symbolizes the town itself and its ties to history. Bu...
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Fine: Your vote is a duty to past and future generationsAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - Growing up, I was always very close to my grandmother. 'Betty' Malkin was an example of never judge a book by its cover. A sweet, kind woman, she was also fierce and dr...
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Editorial: Money must be starting point in Elgin homeless discussionAug 25, 2020 1:00 am - Think of social problems that linger for decades without solutions and you'd be hard-pressed to exclude homelessness from that list. Homelessness is complicated and expe...
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...
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Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our helpAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a spring and summer that's been pretty much a downer, a wee bit of good news was found recently on a large patch of bergamot in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North...
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Editorial: Conant, Hersey and two schools of thought on the nuclear ageAug 08, 2020 2:00 pm - One suburban high school is named for an author who powerfully revealed the human toll of the atomic bomb. Another suburban high school is named for an educator who play...
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Editorial: Northwest Community, the legacy of Stuart Paddock Sr.Jul 11, 2020 3:00 pm - In many ways, this newspaper and Northwest Community Hospital grew up together. The late Stuart Paddock Sr., venerable editor and onetime owner, was a community builder ...
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Editorial: The disturbing and unreasonable silence around Roselle shootingJul 10, 2020 1:00 am - Police and some village officials in Roselle might think that no one needs to know or care what happened in the house at Picton and Roselle roads where a man was shot to...
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Editorial: Alix Atwell's diary of COVID-19Jul 04, 2020 2:00 pm - "The air feels thin," Alix Atwell's daughter Bridget told her. That telling description Atwell shared with us and with the community last week provides one of the many g...
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Editorial: The sad loss of landmark suburban businessesJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Throughout the suburbs stand longtime pizza joints, greasy spoon diners and small shops that are a big part of the fabric of communities. For decades, they've cut hair, ...