DuPage County Opinion
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Regulating gun dealers will not workApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - I write this in response to your advocacy for state regulation of firearms dealers. Illinois has failed its citizens in nearly every aspect of government, yet you assert...
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Same old, same old IllinoisApr 28, 2018 1:00 am - Today I received my copy of West Chicago's municipal bulletin, informing me that the city's property tax levy is going up by 2.1 percent. The city blames the state gover...
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Keep divisive politics out of sheriff's raceApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - Recently, as a Sierra Club volunteer, I encountered literature from the Mendrick for Sheriff campaign that I found to be divisive and contrary to the principles espoused...
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Elk Grove Jewel deserves the creditApr 26, 2018 5:00 am - Over the 2017 holiday season there was a small blurb about the Elk Grove Village Fire Department delivering meals to District 59 schools. Though the fire department did ...
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Ensuring happy trailsApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - I walk my dogs just about every day on the Great Western Trail in St. Charles Township. I was walking Sunday, Earth Day, morning and noticed several large garbage bags f...
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Impressive show of leadership on environmentApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - I attended the April 11 Sustainable Design Challenge in the DuPage County administration building. This was the 2018 exhibit/competition of our DuPage high school studen...
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Food co-op among candidates for Lombard siteApr 25, 2018 1:00 am - Prairie Food Co-op to submit proposal The recent article about four proposals being considered for the property at 101 S. Main St. in Lombard neglected to say that...
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Editorial: Taking full advantage of a 'teaching moment'Apr 21, 2018 2:00 pm - Nathan Etter had two memorable teaching moments recently. The first was on Valentine's Day when the music teacher at Prairie View Grade School in Elgin had a brief, impr...
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The tax bill 'double whammy'Apr 21, 2018 1:00 am - Over the last couple of weeks, constituents in Congress' District 6 have been bombarded with postcards, letters and even robocalls from Rep. Peter Roskam. He is taking c...
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Contrast between state, nation on taxesApr 20, 2018 1:00 am - With Tax Day now behind us, we see the stark contrast between the tax policies of our state and of our federal government. There is also a correlated contrast with the r...