Kane County Opinion
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Endorsement: Kevin Burns for mayor of GenevaMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Kevin Burns has been a good steward of Geneva as its mayor for the past 20 years. His administration has weathered the storm of COVID-19 well, balancing the health of it...
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Endorsement; Boyer, DeSmidt for Bartlett Library BoardMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - The Bartlett Library Board race is one of those tough choices that is good for the community but not fair to at least one of the candidates. Three outstanding candidates...
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Endorsement: Tim Hoeft for Huntley village presidentMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Chuck Sass was elected village president in Huntley in 2001, soon after Del Webb started building houses in Sun City. In the intervening years, Huntley has grown from a ...
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Aurora area groups issue call for racial equity in distribution of COVID-19 vaccineFeb 24, 2021 10:00 pm - Black people continue to die from COVID-19 at disproportionately higher rates than whites in Illinois! We know that contributing factors to the disproportionate death ra...
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Editorial: Firefighters can join others in Elgin who have sacrificed - or insist on pay raiseFeb 24, 2021 12:00 am - Last May we wrote words of support for the City of Elgin, which had initiated 10-percent pay cuts for nonunion city workers at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
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Editorial: Address violence with vigilant leaders, responsible property ownersFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Village leaders in Bloomingdale may well be wondering what they could have or should have done to avoid the weekend mayhem that resulted in multiple shootings and one de...
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Editorial: The winter's spate of fire and tragedyFeb 06, 2021 1:00 pm - Every winter, it seems, we get the sense that there are a lot of house fires. It's usually because there are. This winter is no different. "Gosh," one of our editors sai...
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Geneva Christmas Walk Weekends keep spirits merry through Dec. 20Dec 17, 2020 12:00 am - For years, tens of thousands of people have flocked to downtown Geneva on the first Friday in December for the community's annual Christmas Walk. It's a holiday traditi...
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Illinois Commerce Commission chair promotes STEM for World STEM Day Nov. 8Nov 04, 2020 10:00 pm - Science class, sixth grade. A quote, attributed to Albert Einstein, on the chalkboard: "Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has nev...
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2020 Illinois State Representative Election: Mental Health QuestionnaireOct 28, 2020 11:00 pm - We asked candidates running for State Representative in the area the we serve a few questions about mental illness & how they plan to advocate for those experiencing it....