Lake County Opinion
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Schaumburg could have led in fight against bagsOct 18, 2014 5:01 am - Recently, the Health and Human Service Committee of the Village Of Schaumburg decided not to move forward on any action about a plastic bag ordinance. The decision was t...
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What's more important: the chicken or the vote?Oct 18, 2014 5:01 am - I found Russell Lissau's article about the opening of a new fast-food restaurant ("People camp out for chicken in Kildeer") sadly ironic. A portion of the article indica...
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Road commissioner did job wellOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - We were very sorry to learn that Mike Graham recently resigned his position as Libertyville Township Highway Commissioner. We live in Libertyville Township on West Rockl...
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Endorsements: Yes to expand Wauconda community centerOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Asking voters to pay more in taxes is always a tough sell, but sometimes residents have to dig a little deeper to maintain - or improve - the services they expect. The W...
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Jennings has right ideas for county boardOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Mike Jennings is the best candidate for Lake County Board District 10 on November's ballot. Mike has lived in Ela Township for more than 25 years. He raised his family ...
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Good ideas wait for an election yearOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - It's interesting to see the politicians taking credit for our improving economy and job creations when in reality it's the American consumer whose cars, clothing, applia...
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Endorsements: Nowak, Chirikos, Gottemoller, Schmidt, Jung, Yensen for McHenry County BoardOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Voters in McHenry County Board districts 1,3 and 5 - an area that covers most communities in the more heavily populated southeast portion of the county, including Algonq...
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Endorsement: Harrison for McHenry County sheriffOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - For voters in McHenry County, the choice of who will be their first new sheriff in more than 17 years may be a philosophical decision about the role of a sheriff as much...
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Mailer wrong about Yingling's recordOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - Like many of my neighbors, I am fed up with all the political mail I have been receiving. It seems like every election year the attacks get uglier and uglier. Most of t...
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Endorsement: Yes for ambulance service in Antioch, Antioch TownshipOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - For 75 years, the volunteer Antioch Rescue Squad provided ambulance service to the village and the township, but after a scandal shook faith in the service, local offici...