DuPage County Opinion
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Endorsement: John Baar for Oak Brook village presidentFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - The two candidates running for Oak Brook village president agree that the village is at a crossroads. Among the key challenges facing the village are filling the hole le...
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Endorsements: Manzo, Tiesenga, Yusuf for Oak Brook village trusteeFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Oak Brook voters will choose among five candidates running for three trustee seats on April 2. All three incumbents have chosen to run for re-election, so the race boil...
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Endorsement: Barnett for mayor of Downers GroveFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - Downers Grove has three fine candidates competing for mayor: Bob Barnett, Marge Earl and David S. Olsen. All are experienced in local government and have long histories ...
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Endorsements: Kulovany, Sadowski-Fugit and Walus for Downers Grove village councilFeb 27, 2019 12:00 am - In Downers Grove, five people are running for three seats on the village council. The only incumbent running is Nicole Walus, 36, who was appointed to the board in 2016 ...
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Endorsement: John Prendiville for mayor of WheatonFeb 25, 2019 3:00 pm - The next mayor of Wheaton will be a man who lives on the city's north side, commutes to Chicago for work, has been a member of the council for at least a dozen years, lo...
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Endorsements: Fitch and Bray-Parker for Wheaton City CouncilFeb 25, 2019 3:00 pm - The race for two at-large seats on the Wheaton City Council includes one-term incumbent Suzanne Fitch, high school civics teacher Erica Bray-Parker and Ronald Almiron, w...
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Hard-working aldermanFeb 25, 2019 12:00 am - I have been a resident of Elmhurst for the past eight years and have seen significant changes in the community. The downtown area is thriving, new home construction is s...
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Editorial: Start with failures of existing gun laws, but don't stop thereFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - Last in a series One week ago, on the very day that we editorialized it is time for the state to undertake a disciplined study of measures to control gun violence, a man...
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Editorial: Aurora chief's words remind us all not to aggrandize mass killersFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - Second in a series "It's been roughly 96 hours since a disgruntled employee who was being terminated killed five people and shot five police officers at the Henry Pratt ...
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Editorial: An imperfect gratitude can be the start for healingFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - First in a series It's hard to think of the term gratitude at a time when five innocent people are being laid to rest following an act of raw brutality. Our minds cannot...