Kane County Opinion
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Endorsement: Payleitner for St. Charles Ward 2Mar 06, 2019 1:00 am - In the only contested aldermanic race in St. Charles, challenger Ryan Bongard is facing two-term incumbent Rita Payleitner. One of the biggest issues facing St. Charles ...
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Endorsements: Steigert, Spella and Sosine for Algonquin village boardMar 05, 2019 1:00 am - Algonquin is doing well. The village recently received a AAA bond rating from Standard & Poor's and property taxes have been flat or have decreased over multiple years. ...
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Endorsements: Steffen, Powell, Shaw, Good, Lopez for Elgin City CouncilMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct a candidate's first name. The correct name is John Steffen. Elgin is a city rich with pride and a strong spirit of ...
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Endorsement: Dave Kaptain for mayor of ElginMar 03, 2019 12:00 am - Dave Kaptain has led the city of Elgin for the past eight years as mayor and before that served for six years on the city council. Kaptain has always impressed us a geni...
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Endorsements: DeAtley, Piraino, Nemec for Sleepy Hollow boardFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Newcomers Steven DeAtley and Anthony Piraino, and incumbent Joseph Nemec are vying for three four-year seats on the Sleepy Hollow village board. Caesar Schiavone is on t...
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Aurora City CouncilFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - For all its heartbreak, the recent workplace shooting in Aurora brought to light a key positive — the resilience and strength of a community that came together in traged...
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Endorsements: Clements, Kaven, Maladra for Geneva City CouncilFeb 25, 2019 3:00 pm - Two years ago, we said the Geneva City Council operated diligently. The city has been well-run for years. People are proud to live there. It's no surprise that during el...
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Rude comments are like fighting ghostsFeb 23, 2019 10:00 pm - Mr. Bill Sherwin writes in Your Views (Daily Herald, Feb. 21,) that Naperville and "every town" has white supremacist policies. However, he, like Rep. Stava-Murray, offe...
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Editorial: Start with failures of existing gun laws, but don't stop thereFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - Last in a series One week ago, on the very day that we editorialized it is time for the state to undertake a disciplined study of measures to control gun violence, a man...
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Editorial: Aurora chief's words remind us all not to aggrandize mass killersFeb 20, 2019 10:00 pm - Second in a series "It's been roughly 96 hours since a disgruntled employee who was being terminated killed five people and shot five police officers at the Henry Pratt ...