DuPage County Opinion
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Committee sends Longmeadow toll bridge funding to full Kane County BoardSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Commuters on the north end of Kane County will have a new Fox River crossing option in the form of a 95-cent toll bridge if the full county board follows the lead set Tu...
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End one-party rule in DuPage CountySep 17, 2018 1:00 am - We can end one-party rule in DuPage County by electing the Democrats who are running in all six districts. (Not all seats are up for re-election, so a blue wave at this ...
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Back candidate who supports parental involvementSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - As a parent, I'm deeply troubled by Sean Casten's opposition to parental involvement laws. As we see increasing reports of the abuse of children by adults, the importanc...
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Would he erode environmental protections?Sep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Brett Kavanaugh believes that a sitting president should not be subject to civil or criminal investigations and has other troubling views on presidential power. This al...
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Multi-year planning, efficiencies helping Dist. 211 operate free of debtSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - A recent headline in the Daily Herald read that the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 budget lowers costs and forecasts a $7.9 million surplus. Understandably...
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Editorial: Complaining over the wrong distractions in Van Dyke prosecutionSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - As a nationally watched murder trial gets under way in Chicago, the chairman of the Kane County Board is worried about the wrong distractions involving the trial's prose...
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Constitution change should include pensionsSep 16, 2018 1:00 am - The progressive income tax proposed by JB Pritzker allegedly is to only tax the rich. You could take all the annual income earned each year from every billionaire in Ill...
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Septemberfest crew deserves kudosSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - I just want to commend the public works crew for the backbreaking and excellent job they did at Septemberfest. The staff was polite and nice to those asking for mulch a...
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Time for Palatine to revisit raising the minimum wageSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - On May 8, 2017, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and the Village Council unanimously opted out of the Cook County ordinances increasing the minimum wage and instituting paid ...
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Underwood says Hultgren sold out on tax cutsSep 13, 2018 1:00 am - Lauren Underwood added her voice this week to those of 14th Congressional District residents who told Rep. Randy Hultgren last month that they are not impressed by the r...