Kane County Opinion
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Schaumburg treehouse should be taxedMay 20, 2015 1:00 am - The courts of Illinois have a long held the position that when in doubt, the issue should be decided by taxation and the burden of tax exemption is the responsibility of...
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These principles are hardly extremeMay 19, 2015 12:01 am - I am writing in response to Mark Anderson's letter which appeared in the May 3 Daily Herald. The website referenced in his letter is not the official website for the or...
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Editorial: New rail safety regs aren't strong enough to stop a suburban disasterMay 15, 2015 5:00 am - As we said in this space on Tuesday, we're uncomfortable with the risks we're all being forced to take as railroads carry more and more oil from North Dakota and Canada ...
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Batavia library vows to work with cityMay 15, 2015 12:01 am - Batavia library vows to work with city For many years, the Batavia Public Library and City of Batavia have enjoyed a very positive, collaborative working relationsh...
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Editorial: Denying professional drone use defies logicMay 13, 2015 5:00 am - You see what they see at the scenes of fires, amid the devastation of tornadoes and other natural disasters. You hear them buzzing overhead at weddings. Drone aircraft -...
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Show you care for your fellow manMay 13, 2015 12:01 am - Show you care for your fellow man First off, no one asked me to write this letter. But I had a huge disappointment today. I went to donate blood and was told I coul...
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Ivory law: criminals for their collectionsMay 12, 2015 12:01 am - Ivory law: criminals for their collections If passed, Illinois Senate Bill 1858, the Ivory Ban Act, will make it "unlawful for any person to import, sell, offer for...
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Union members are taxpayers, tooMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - Union members are taxpayers, too I feel the need to respond to Mr. Eden's view in the May 2 paper. I am not a resident of St. Charles, but I hear people like Mr. Ed...
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Why no mention of black film?May 11, 2015 1:00 am - I attended a glorious event in Elgin on April 26. It was the premiere of the film: "2-3-1: Two Boxcars, Three Streets, One City" held in Blizzard Auditorium of ECC. The ...
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Rauner's war on Illinois workersMay 08, 2015 12:01 am - Rauner's war on Illinois workers Governor Rauner's budget gave more than $100 million in tax breaks to some of Illinois' biggest corporations while making cuts to d...