DuPage County Opinion
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Free speech should apply to everyoneMar 30, 2016 12:01 am - First, let me state that I am not a Trump supporter. However, what was done to him in Chicago was appalling. It was a deliberate violation of the First Amendment provid...
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'Hate' protesters are the real hatersMar 29, 2016 12:01 am - I find it sad, yet in some ways amusing, when I read of the violent protests surrounding presidential candidate rallies. It sure looks like those protesting "hate" are t...
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How to get walkers past the S-curveMar 28, 2016 5:00 am - About the feasibility study of a pedestrian walkway through the S-curve on Northwest Highway: as an avid bicyclist I avoid this section at all cost. I think a simpler, l...
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Officer went above, beyond to help herMar 28, 2016 5:00 am - The media is filled with articles about unlawful behavior by police. On Tuesday, Jan. 19, blinded by the sun, I had an accident with my car and experienced no personal i...
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Des Plaines should rid itself of mayorMar 28, 2016 5:00 am - Democracy: The majority makes decisions by voting based upon the "consent of the governed." Autocracy: A government where one person makes all the rules. Once upon a tim...
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Stop wrong-way drivers with spikesMar 28, 2016 1:00 am - Another wrongway crash occurred on a Chicago area highway. How about this for a solution, put spike on all exit ramps like the ones at parking lot exits so people can't ...
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Columnist right on about political sceneMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - Paul Green really "nailed" it. His analysis of the current election primary arena is quite insightful - right on the money. Bernie Sanders' progress is surprising since ...
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Blame rhetoric buy-in if Trump's electedMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - Thank you for your editorial in the March 22 edition DuPage County. For several months I have been concerned and troubled about the excessive coverage that all of the me...
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Pension bill one more inept 'solution'Mar 24, 2016 12:01 am - Politicians like Senator Dan Duffy are the very reason the state of Illinois is flailing about, drowning in red ink. His bill, SB3317, hopes to grab onto local police an...
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Show some pride, Itasca, stow trashMar 24, 2016 12:01 am - For the fourth consecutive spring, my husband and I have personally collected the debris on the south side of the fence on Park Avenue bordering Thorndale Avenue. This y...