Cook County Opinion
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Burdensome taxes aren't justifiedJun 10, 2019 1:00 am - Every freshman law student is introduced to the following truism: "The power to tax is the power to destroy." A week ago, during the middle of the night, the Illinois le...
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An abortion ironyJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - After finishing reading the June 1 Daily Herald newspaper, two articles struck me. The first was the one about the passage of the abortion rights bill in Springfield. Th...
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Frightened, baffled about climate changeJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - I am baffled and frightened. I hear on national and local news about the weather as it is reported on Chicago stations and national stations daily: EF3s, EF4s, dozens of...
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Editorial: Efforts to boost 3 old theaters important to suburban downtown healthJun 06, 2019 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, the Des Plaines Theater in Des Plaines and the Catlow Theater in Barrington - three stately, downtown theater buildings that have been...
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Late-payment penalty is exorbitantJun 05, 2019 1:00 am - I am not one of those Sleepy Hollow residents who complain about local taxes. I routinely vote in favor of property tax and other increases, because I care about maintai...
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Americans are paying the price for Trump's mistakesJun 01, 2019 1:00 am - So everyone understands, I am old school and what was true in our age should still be true today. Our good president has started to bail out the farmers for his shoot-fr...
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Trump's policies good for all AmericansMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - In my last opinion letter that was printed in the Daily Herald, I discussed the disparate impact Democrat policies have had on African Americans. Since that letter, Trum...
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Don't let city lift RV parking restrictionsMay 30, 2019 1:00 am - At the May 22 Elgin City Council meeting, five council members voted for an ordinance revision that was senseless and unsupported by Elgin city staff, by Planning and Zo...
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Rich will just moveMay 29, 2019 1:00 am - Gov. Pritzker plans to increase taxes $3 billion a year on the rich in his new graduated "Fair Tax." However, anybody smart enough to make $1 million a year is probably ...
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Trinity AME Church to host Emanuel 9 Service of Remembrance June 9, 2019 at 4:00 pmMay 27, 2019 11:00 pm - On Sunday, June 9 at 4:00 p.m. Trinity AME Church will host the 4th Annual Emanuel 9 Service of Remembrance, at 210 South Avenue in Waukegan, IL. The service will honor ...