Kane County Opinion
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Not enough wealthy to bail out those in debtMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - Regarding the columns in the May 16 paper about Trump, one "blames" Evangelicals and the other sees a "bigger danger." A book was written about democracies like ours tha...
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Batavia putting cart before the horse?May 28, 2017 12:00 am - I believe I used the term "Cart before the Horse" regarding the 1 N. Washington project in Batavia a number of times. I read your May 24 article about Batavia City Tax I...
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May 27, 2017 1:00 am - Questions for pols in weekend parades On Memorial Day weekend we'll get to see a bunch of wonderful people out watching or participating in parades showing their su...
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Values, not home, drove push for minimum wage hikeMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate the kind words regarding my stewardship of Cook County that begin a recent Daily Herald editorial. Since taking office in December 2010, my administration h...
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38 TMA apprentice program grads to be part of 'Next Generation of Manufacturing in Illinois'May 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Thirty-eight students graduated from TMA's Related Theory Apprentice Program last night, surrounded by their family and co-workers at the Stonegate Conference Centre in ...
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Editorial: $25 million questions remain as tollway set to again study Route 53 extensionMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Where's the Lake County buy-in? And where does this all end? These are our questions as the Illinois tollway board votes today whether to spend $25 million to study buil...
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Congress must make hard choices on AHCAMay 25, 2017 12:01 am - The American Health Care Act passed by the House has tools that will limit the damage done by Obamacare. However, it does not include the cost-cutting game changers tha...
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Keeping fat cat GOP donors happyMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump and the Republicans in the U.S. House have finally accomplished a eight-year long goal of repealing Obamacare. Of course, they didn't bother to delay th...
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DuPage now certified in crisis interventionMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - We commend leaders in DuPage County for making it the first jurisdiction in Illinois outside of Chicago to be certified by the state to offer Crisis Intervention Team tr...
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Elgin gun store vote doesn't bode wellMay 22, 2017 1:00 am - The 5 to 4 vote of the Elgin City Council to approve a gun store/shooting range in a residential neighborhood within 100 feet of two schools and Easter Seals is disheart...