Kane County Opinion
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Endorsement: Duffy over Howland in Senate District 26Oct 16, 2012 5:00 am - The race for the 26th Senate District features two candidates who both say they are independent voices and haven’t received funding from their respective parties. Incumb...
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GOP’s definiton of freedom not mineOct 16, 2012 4:40 am - Hal Crowther, a politically independent North Carolina writer of some substance, had this to say about the Republican Party: “Their favorite word is freedom, yet they fr...
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Coolidge for CongressOct 16, 2012 4:40 am - Leslie Coolidge is my choice to represent the 6th District in Congress. Leslie’s experience as a CPA partner for KPMG LLP gives her an understanding of working within a ...
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Selling political fantasies to kidsOct 16, 2012 4:40 am - The Democratic Party and Obama’s super PAC’s are now using the lowest dominator, children, for their political message. The use of children started with LBJ showing a ch...
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Senate District 27: MurphyOct 15, 2012 6:09 pm - The race in the 27th Illinois Senate District comes down to a choice between two good candidates, Republican incumbent Matt Murphy of Palatine and Democrat David Page of...
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Our endorsements for McHenry County BoardOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - District 1 Republican incumbents Anna May Miller, Robert Bless and Robert Nowak are seeking re-election. Joining them is former board member Yvonne Barnes, a Republ...
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Endorsement: Link over Castella in 30th Senate DistrictOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - We can’t say we’re on board with every decision Democratic state Sen. Terry Link has made. He has led the charge to widely expand gambling to include casinos in Lake Cou...
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Endorsement: Morrison over Friedman in state Senate District 29Oct 15, 2012 5:00 am - With the retirement of Susan Garrett, the Illinois Senate is losing an independent voice that has long reflected her largely North Shore district. At the same time, the ...
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Endorsement: Kotowski over O’Donnell in 28th Senate DistrictOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - Good legislation starts with good ideas, but without a solid push, those ideas will go nowhere. Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge has found ways to advanc...
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Endorsement: Ives over Adams in House District 42Oct 14, 2012 5:00 pm - Jeanne Ives is a Wheaton City Council member who survived a four-way Republican primary in the spring. She has studied the issues, met with community leaders and not onl...