Lake County Opinion
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Endorsements: Yes on Fox Lake FPD referendumMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - With a small staff of professional firefighters and decreasing reserves of qualified volunteers, the Fox Lake Fire Protection District has reason to worry about how well...
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Endorsements: Lang, Papantos, Vogel for Wheeling village boardMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - The contest for Wheeling village board initially featured four candidates for three seats, became uncontested when longtime and beloved Trustee Bob Heer died unexpectedl...
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Endorsements: Howland, Griffin, Anderson for CLC boardMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - For a brief time in early 2014, it looked as though some loose controls on travel spending by board members could overshadow the many very good things going on at the Co...
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School candidate has served wellMar 17, 2015 6:03 am - As I prepare to leave my eight years of service to the families of Grayslake District 127, I can only hope the community feels I left the district in a better state than...
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Whatever it's called, Rauner solving problemMar 17, 2015 5:15 am - Time for all of us to change our language. Gov. Rauner isn't anti-union; he's trying to solve the problem of restoring a reasonable balance between the power of public u...
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Endorsements: Zipp, Loffredo and Meyer in Gavin 37Mar 17, 2015 1:00 am - On the ballot, Gavin Elementary District 37 will look like it has a contested race for school board. But unfortunately one candidate is now out of the running for a trio...
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Endorsement: Anderson, Hitzke, Specht for District 120 boardMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120 has come a long way from the budget deficits it faced almost a decade ago. Solid fiscal management has the district back ...
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Endorsements: Kueter, Pedersen, Silverberg for Big Hollow District 38Mar 16, 2015 5:00 am - Among four candidates seeking three, 4-year terms on the Big Hollow Elementary District 38 board, the choices stand out. We heartily endorse incumbent Vivian Kueter, an...
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Be wary of four-year degrees at CLCMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Candidates for the College of Lake County Board of Trustees are extolling the virtues of adding bachelor's degrees to CLC's offerings, if they get elected. What is the c...
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Endorsements: Parrish, Smith, Tirio for McHenry County College boardMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - Much of the political infighting that dogged the McHenry County College board of trustees in recent years appears be a thing of the past. Which is a good thing because, ...