Cook County Opinion
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Going green is cheap in Mount ProspectJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - The village of Mount Prospect recently completed a new electric aggregation plan with Homefield Energy. The new rates are as follows: Base: 7.935 cents per kwh Green: 8....
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Take a chance and build up downtownJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - I was driving through Rolling Meadows a couple of weeks ago and I was frustrated. Watching my speed limit being monitored on the speed signs, I wondered, how much did th...
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Some poor reasons to tie up highway trafficJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - I realize this is not a very local question, but what is with Arsenal Road out near Joliet, I-55 and Lincoln National Cemetery? Seems it has been under construction for ...
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Life has no beginning but is a continuumJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - In the Your Views section on June 24, Jim Finnegan mentioned the question of when life begins, and it prompted me to address my view. It is disturbing for me to read and...
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All you complainers just jealous of TrumpJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - The TRUMP sign is really terrific on the Trump Tower. Don't all tall buildings have similar signs? Where are the complainers looking? I truly enjoy looking at the Trump ...
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Drop in profits will be temporaryJun 30, 2014 5:01 am - The recent Tax Watchdog article about declining public golf course revenues and ensuing editorial paint a seemingly startling picture of "failing" golf courses now being...
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Money for war, but not to end slavery?Jun 30, 2014 5:01 am - A lot of people throughout the world are in desperate need of help. Much of their troubles were brought about by their own government. Mauritania, an African country of ...
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Support the campaign for safe drinking waterJun 29, 2014 5:01 am - I was shocked to learn from a recent Environment Illinois report that toxic chemicals and pollutants can be legally dumped into our drinking water reservoirs, Lake Michi...
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Cutting coal emissions a reachable goalJun 29, 2014 5:01 am - A recent letter about our president's policies being in shambles was startling in the number of ill-informed accusations and the tone of disdain and dismissal directed t...
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The SoapboxJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - Remembering Depke: In the 1980s when Lake County was divided along growth or no-growth lines, everyone knew where Bob Depke stood. The former county board chairman...