Kane County Opinion
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Burnidge for Elgin Twp. road chiefMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - A vote for Rick Burnidge for Elgin Township Highway Commissioner means quality maintenance for our roads. We take great pride in township roads all year round, and Rick ...
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Tax increase needed to protect Prospect Heights police serviceMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As abhorrent as the thought of a tax increase is in the current depressed economy, we urge "yes" votes on the two-part proposal for a police protection tax in Prospect H...
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Schaumburg library incumbents have governed wellMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Robert Lyons, Robert Frankel and Ruth Jonen have tallied nearly a century of service on the Schaumburg Township District Library board combined. Their dedication is with...
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Gamblers should be able to smokeMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Reinstate smoking in the Illinois casinos. Casinos have long been associated with smoking. But improve their air filtration systems to accommodate the smokers and nonsmo...
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$62,000 to keep superintendent's contract privateMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - This just in to the newsroom: $62,498.91. That's the amount Wheaton Warrenville District 200 has spent in legal fees trying to keep a former superintendent's contract ou...
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Police pension fund is now mandated in Hawthorn WoodsMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters in Hawthorn Woods are being asked to approve a tax increase so the village can create and fund a police pension fund. Although more taxes are probably the last th...
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College of DuPage needs more transparencyMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - To hear some of the candidates tell it, College of DuPage is in a crisis of confidence: Unflattering headlines abound about lawsuits; unexplained changes in top leadersh...
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Support ECC's building planMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Right now jobs are scarce for constructions workers, plumbers and other skilled laborers. Though I'm lucky enough to have a job right now, many of my friends and co-work...
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Miller has earned full term as Elgin Township supervisorMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Many a voter gets to the spot on the ballot for township offices and finds they not only don't know who those candidates are - but also don't know what those townships d...
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View on stem cells was one-sidedMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I completely disagree with Cynthia Tucker's analysis of the stem cell research controversy. Tucker puts all of her view on the side of scientists that are prejudiced by ...