Cook County Opinion
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Event shows value of religious freedomSep 11, 2013 5:00 am - Just last week, some of my Christian and Muslim friends got together to feed the homeless at a neighboring church. This incredible feeling reminded me of how lucky we ar...
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Put negotiation before actionSep 11, 2013 5:00 am - Your story about the 17-year-old soldier who sacrificed his life in the Korean War gives us cause to reflect on almost 90,000 still missing in action. Looking back at Wo...
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Carpentersville not friendly to landlordsSep 11, 2013 4:04 am - Carpentersville not friendly to landlords A letter was sent to real estate investors today stating a “proposed” change in how water billing will be handled for land...
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An urgent plea to President ObamaSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - A universal strike in Syria would represent a break from the multilateral stance you championed during your campaigns. In your first presidential run you embraced a fore...
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Missing the vibrant city of days gone bySep 10, 2013 5:00 am - What has happened to Rolling Meadows? Can you remember the north shopping center which was full of shops and businesses for various needs — an Ace Hardware store, a liqu...
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Caught in red-light merry-go-roundSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - If you live long enough you may incur what I call the “Mikado syndrome.” As in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta it must be “a source of innocent merriment” to someone a...
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Cannon right to oppose Meacham Road wideningSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - We commend Rolling Meadows 1st Ward Alderman Mike Cannon for his stand against the mindless widening of Meacham Road between Algonquin Road and Emerson Drive. Alderman C...
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Tell your reps to vote no on Syria strikeSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - Please contact your congressional representative and Sens. Dick Durbin and Mark Kirk as soon as possible to prevent imminent, armed U.S. intervention in Syria. Certainly...
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Give a thumbs up to your crossing guardSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - You see them in the mornings, at lunch or after school, holding up a familiar sign and waving schoolchildren by. They are a part of our everyday lives during the school ...
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Hopes Palatine will reconsider its voteSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - Responding to comments made regarding Catherine Alice Gardens of Palatine by Chris Peterson (Aug. 19), regarding the majority rejection by the Palatine council, you are ...