Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: The balancing act on local noiseJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - John Manfredi's Hoffman Estates yard is 500 feet from I-90, but it's not tollway noise that he is complaining about. It's the car racing held each weekend in the Sears C...
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Illinois ruling indeed related to pensionsJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - Regarding the July 3 Illinois Supreme Court decision: "The ruling on health care benefits had no direct bearing on the larger case" (Maura Possley, spokeswoman for Lisa ...
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Where is president's help on city shootings?Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - Barack Obama had a lot to say about the tragic death of Travon Martin. He weighed in on the racial expressions spoken by Donald Sterling. However, about the almost daily...
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Getting candy not point of July 4 paradeJul 10, 2014 5:01 am - We have attended Palatine's Fourth of July Hometown Parade for many years, and we are saddened to see what it has become. An Independence Day parade should be a patrioti...
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Immigration spending on kids excessiveJul 10, 2014 5:01 am - So President Obama wants $3.7 billion to address the immigration crisis! With $3.7 billion the president can build all the children homes in their own country where they...
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Those behind the scandals untouchableJul 09, 2014 5:01 am - I think I have finally figured out why no one in the Obama administration is held accountable for the egregious scandals - at least those to date - which have come about...
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Let's limit how long politicians stay in officeJul 09, 2014 5:01 am - When our Founding Fathers crafted the Constitution of the U.S. (and later those who wrote Illinois' Constitution), they must not have envisioned elected officials spendi...
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Wage-hike supporters don't know hard workJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - I know Gov. Quinn and the Democrats need to buy votes to get re-elected, but he thinks taking my order at McDonald's or scanning my groceries is hard work, and deserves ...
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How will companies publish beliefs?Jul 09, 2014 1:01 am - So as I understand the Supreme Court's ruling, women who wish to receive birth control coverage need to choose a company whose religion permits them to have it covered u...
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Editorial: Be careful about redesigning TIFsJul 08, 2014 11:00 pm - It's been six years since Wickes Furniture closed on Dundee Road in Wheeling. The village bought the land for $3.7 million, intending it to anchor an ambitious, $100 mil...