Lake County Opinion
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Tough choices in Round Lake ParkMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Municipal choices in Round Lake Park won't be easy this election, partially because some of the options remain hazy at best. For mayor, incumbent Jean McCue leads the Vi...
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It's time to stop the squabbling on Island Lake village boardMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Like every other town across the suburbs, the village of Island Lake needs strong leadership, most especially now. Whether residents will get that, however, is seriously...
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Lumpkins is best choice for Round Lake Heights mayorMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Passions are running high in the race between incumbent Terrance Lumpkins and challenger Jeffrey Kissinger in the Round Lake Heights mayoral race. Kissinger is a dedicat...
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Don't believe Peraica's claimMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica once again is attempting to mislead the voters of Cook County. The budget recently approved by the Finance Committee of the Cook Co...
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You either have a degree or you don'tMar 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I received a campaign flier from the Township Citizen's Party in Vernon Township. Under Barbra Barnabee it states "attended University of Illinois." What does that mean...
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Thanks to those who staged food driveMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to tell my daughter how proud I am of her. Her name is Courtney Bragg and she and her best friend, Megan Vitous, organized a food drive for the Cary-Grove F...
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Raising state taxes will worsen economyMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Pat Quinn's proposed state income tax hike is exactly what Illinois doesn't need. Even a not-so-bright economist will tell you that raising taxes in a recession is bad e...
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Saccomanno should continue to serve Wauconda as mayorMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Wauconda is a small town. It is the kind of place where hundreds turn out to welcome home returning veterans and where the chamber of commerce knows not only how many b...
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Bender for Fox Lake mayorMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Fox Lake, like many other towns, is facing a tough road with many businesses closing down. Unlike other towns, though, the exodus started before the recent economic down...
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Gifford for Deer Park president; forward thinkers for trusteeMar 18, 2009 11:00 pm - With a new upscale mall to lure shoppers and a new community gathering place set in a pastoral setting, the future would seem one of prosperity and unity, even as villag...