DuPage County Opinion
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Endorsements: Clark, Nelson, Taylor for Glen Ellyn Dist. 41Mar 08, 2015 12:00 am - The seven candidates competing for three seats on the Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41 school board in the April 7 election bring dramatically different views to the ta...
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Endorsements: Bancroft and Gaugel for St. Charles aldermanMar 08, 2015 12:00 am - Among St. Charles' five wards, two have contests in the April 7 elections. In one of those — the Fourth — longtime Alderman Jim Martin has decided not to run for re-elec...
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The SoapboxMar 07, 2015 1:00 am - So sad. So young. We, too, grieve for loss of Ally Bradford and Seth Egger, the Aurora Central Catholic High School students killed when their SUV collided with a s...
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Party politics don't belong in local electionsMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - In the past, both Republican and Democratic committeemen of Schaumburg Township have agreed not to use their political parties to raise campaign funds for any of the non...
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Endorsements: Lazzara, Stevic in Wood DaleMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - The good news for Wood Dale's First Ward is that two qualified candidates are interested in serving on the city council. Unfortunately there is only one open seat. Incu...
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Endorsements: Blair-Sherlock for two-year, no endorsement for four-year Villa Park seatsMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - Voters in Villa Park will choose four new village trustees in the April 7 election, including three who will serve full four-year terms and one who will serve a two-year...
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Endorsement: Czarnecki for Carol Stream clerkMar 06, 2015 12:00 am - In what is likely to be one of the season's quietest elections, voters in Carol Stream on April 7 will choose a new village clerk from between two-term incumbent Beth Me...
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The gift of winterMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - On the sixth day, God turned to Archangel Gabriel and said, "Today I am going to create an area of land called The Midwest. It will be a land of outstanding natural beau...
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A new day dawning in ChicagoMar 04, 2015 12:00 am - Congratulations, Chicagoans. One more push and the red-light camera mayor with his Denver Boots will be history. Patrick Gallagher Schaumburg ...
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Speed up baseball? Totally unnecessary.Mar 03, 2015 11:01 pm - Speed up baseball? Totally unnecessary. I don't see why major-league baseball wants to speed up the pace of the game. Watching players spit, chew sunflower seeds a...