Kane County Opinion
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Oberweis no friend of social servicesMay 08, 2016 12:01 am - Sen. Oberweis was recently quoted as stating that he was in agreement with Comptroller Leslie Munger's decision not to pay the legislators until social services were fun...
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Rauner not working for the peopleMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - I am going to start the proceedings by saying the time is now to impeach Governor Rauner, he is not a leader, he is not working for the people of Illinois. Okay, the Rep...
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Gas price fluctuation more than bafflingMay 06, 2016 12:00 am - Help me understand what is going on with these vacillating gas prices. The other day I was driving south from Elgin on Randall Road and the first thing I notice is Shell...
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St. Charles school taxes out of controlMay 05, 2016 1:00 am - St. Charles School District 303 is lunging for our wallets, again. We have three middle schools and declining enrollment. But they want to spend more money, not less? If...
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Batavia shouldn't pay for downtown surveyMay 04, 2016 1:01 am - Does any elected official in Batavia know where Berkley's Finer Foods is located? Batavia Enterprises lost a major tenant when Walgreens moved into a new building in the...
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Editorial: Hopes for a new life for Lakewood buildingsMay 03, 2016 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve is packing up and soon will be vacating the historic farm site in Lakewood Forest Preserve. The renowned Curt Teich Postcard Archive wil...
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Tax increase plan bad for W. DundeeMay 01, 2016 1:00 am - The West Dundee Village Board held public hearings recently on two separate proposed tax increases in a defined downtown area. The first hearing was on the sales tax por...
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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Overreach on mileage, gas tax hikesApr 27, 2016 12:01 am - Illinois Democrats propose Automotive Mileage Tax (SB3267) and 30 Cent Per Gallon Tax Hike (SB3279), which would give Illinois the dishonor of the highest gas tax in the...
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What a sorry state we're in on IDsApr 26, 2016 12:01 am - My wife and I recently stayed with our daughter and son-in-law at the Army base at which he is stationed. Each time we drove on the base they were required to show their...