Lake County Opinion
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Dist. 21 abandoning its responsibilityNov 09, 2015 4:00 am - I am writing to you as the parent of a child who attends a District 21 school, who is concerned about the school board vote against paying the Village of Buffalo Grove f...
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County employees shouldn't get free dental, exerciseNov 08, 2015 7:11 am - I was shocked when I read Jake Griffin's column of how Lake County pays it's employees with tax money to exercise and even go to the dentist. (Do the county's employees ...
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Rauner winning at hurting usNov 08, 2015 6:42 am - Congratulations to Rauner! He has shown local government the way to deal with the budget impasse. At present, the failure to establish a budget is costing local governme...
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Power of PACs key to longevity in CongressNov 07, 2015 12:00 am - Re: Your recent letter from Mark Garrity regarding how Peter Roskam epitomizes the situation in Congress. It would be wonderful if we could start again, after firing eve...
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Why not call GOP debates advertisements?Nov 06, 2015 12:00 am - If the Republican candidates for president now want to forbid the questions of the free-press monitors, or if they prefer the tailor-made questions from like-minded Repu...
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School curriculum has role in violenceNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - The editorial on Oct. 4 calling for media restraint in reporting on multiple murders in various settings was excellent. Irresponsible media reporting is probably an aggr...
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Benghazi testimony shows Clinton not fitNov 06, 2015 12:00 am - I have followed the Benghazi Commitee and the interview with Hillary Clinton. She seemed bored or obnoxious rather than answering questions put to her. I would like to ...
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Democrats could end budget stalemateNov 05, 2015 12:00 am - There is much talk about the fact that Illinois does not have a budget. The fault lies directly at the feet of the Democrats in the House and Senate because both chamber...
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Editorial: Fox Lake should seek an outside investigation of policeNov 04, 2015 10:00 pm - It's time for Fox Lake to admit it needs some help. As became clear Wednesday, Fox Lake City Administrator Anne Marrin has done her job and more. She persisted with her ...
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No true 'consensus' on Route 53 extensionNov 04, 2015 12:00 am - On Thursday, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning will host a public comment period on the proposed Route 53/120 project. Unfortunately, for many citizens and th...