DuPage County Opinion
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Questions loom over miles driven taxOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Miles Driven Tax. It sounds like a good idea, but there are many questions to be answered first. 1. Will the present gas pump tax be removed? 2. If so, how will mileage ...
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Des Plaines Legion post is alive, kickingOct 03, 2018 1:00 am - Someone recently posted on the internet that Des Plaines American Legion Post 36 was permanently closed. To quote the current vernacular, this is Fake News. The Post is ...
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Be prepared to helpSep 30, 2018 1:00 am - In the midst of this busy election season, I think it would be appropriate for our towns in the Fox River valley to stop and think about what might be done to help in th...
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Life of service distinguishes candidateSep 30, 2018 1:00 am - The best parts of our Naperville citizenry are our shared key values: our passionate love for our children, our civic concern for our parks and Riverwalk, and our suppor...
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Put reins on Lisle school taxesSep 29, 2018 1:00 am - The editorial, "Don't misuse 'adequacy' in setting school funding levels," posted on Sept. 20 states that "the referendum would be counterproductive," suggesting a degre...
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Money, irony, politicsSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - Has it really come to this? Peter Roskam takes millions from high-powered lobbyists including The Koch Industries' hired lobbying firms and The American Chemistry Counci...
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Editorial: Parking garage makes sense for Schaumburg entertainment districtSep 26, 2018 5:00 pm - When suburban downtowns blossom into "entertainment districts" with plenty of restaurants and clubs, it can be a lot of fun. Until the on-street parking dries up, that i...
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Kane County balks at tax increase, for nowSep 26, 2018 1:00 am - Kane County residents received at least a one-week reprieve from a tax increase Wednesday. But the latest draft of the county's 2019 budget fails to restore a program th...
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Challenger will reform forest preserveSep 24, 2018 1:00 am - Dan Hebreard, a candidate running for president of the DuPage County Forest Preserve, states that he, if elected, would: 1) significantly reduce the $500,000-plus in sal...
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Renewing our confidenceSep 24, 2018 1:00 am - I just finished reading the column by Diana Leane titled "It was worth it" and, wow, what an enlightening read. I had the pleasure of coaching Eric Montgomery a number ...