Cook County Opinion
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Red-light camera near mall is a scamMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - A recent trip to Deer Park mall got me a $100 ticket for a red light violation (not stopping completely). I feel this is a scam set up and enforced to gain revenue and h...
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Endorsements: Nolan, Hughes, Reinke for Bartlett village boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - Former village president Mike Kelly resigned from office in 2011, but his presence looms large in the 2013 election. The circumstances leading up to his resignation have...
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Endorsements: Lawler, Rivera, Shimanek, Vogel for Fenton District 100Mar 18, 2013 5:00 am - Voters in Fenton High School District 100 will choose four school board members from a field that features incumbents Thomas Lawler, Mary Rivera, David Shimanek and Davi...
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‘Business as usual’ not good enoughMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - After reading the endorsement for mayor of Arlington Heights, I found the reasons to support business as usual to be debatable. In particular, the comment on few empty s...
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Wants three new faces on D15 boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - My name is Sue Quinn, and I’m a former District 15 school board member. Having served my community for four years and been a parent in the district for nine, I know the ...
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Put Brody Garkisch on the library boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - My name is Monica Benz. I am an Arlington Heights resident and a current teacher and school librarian with over 20 years of experience. Based on both my years in the fie...
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Our library trustees should all live hereMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - In 2012, it cost Elk Grove Village Library taxpayers $4,277 to send two non-taxpayer trustees to a national conference. For one trustee it was $2,853 ($2092 for hotel, m...
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Endorsements: Loeffler, Plummer, Vogt for Diamond Lake District 76 boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - Diamond Lake Elementary District 76 is a district in transition. Like many school districts in our region, it has weathered the weak economy and made necessary cuts to g...
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Endorsements: Ackerman, Boyer, Amin, Stone for Carol Stream District 93Mar 18, 2013 5:00 am - Among the six names appearing on the ballot for Carol Stream Elementary District 93 school board, four will be elected, and we endorse incumbents Vincent Ackerman and Ri...
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Endorsement: Mills, Vanderbergh, Gaeta for Hoffman Estates trusteeMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - The village of Hoffman Estates is in a pretty good place. Yes, the Sears Centre is a nagging concern and development is lagging in the Prairie Stone business park. But t...