Lake County Opinion
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Editorial: Key words on crosswalk law: Educate, enforceSep 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Raise your hand if you know anything about the law the state passed five years ago to strengthen protections for pedestrians. The Must Stop for Pedestrians law requires ...
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He's not accusing BG board of secrecySep 15, 2014 5:01 am - I spoke at the Buffalo Grove Village Board meeting on Sept. 8 regarding my, and Save Buffalo Grove's, opposition to the downtown proposal for the Buffalo Grove Golf Cour...
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Editorial: Listening to all, towns can keep puppy mills out of pet salesSep 12, 2014 1:01 am - Arlington Heights has given itself 60 days to draw up a set of regulations for pet shops. Naperville is in its fourth month of debating what constitutes a puppy mill and...
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Property tax freeze is wrong approachSep 11, 2014 1:01 am - Like most, I would love to see my property tax burden reduced. A property tax freeze as proposed by Bruce Rauner is not a thoughtful answer. Rauner's camp would have ...
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Lakefront is the question in WaukeganSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - People who ask "Where will we get our power?" if the coal-fired plant in Waukegan closes are not up to speed on the facts. Illinois is a deregulated state for electrici...
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Saturday Soapbox: Ten suburban issues worth special reflectionSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - DuPage do-over: After announcing a new executive director the same day they announced the firing of Arnie Biondo, who held the job for seven months, DuPage County f...
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Inept pols caused foreclosure crisisSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - I recently heard the news that certain banks agreed to a settlement with the federal government regarding mortgage loans that were sold as investments. When the banks re...
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Where is outrage over local violence?Sep 04, 2014 1:01 am - While the world was concentrating on the death of Michael Brown from Ferguson, Missouri, I wonder where the outrage is over the more than 214 shot and killed so far in 2...
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Ominous signs from corporationsSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - It is disturbing that Christian corporations seem to be given special treatment to exemption from existing law by the Supreme Court. Via the recent Hobby Lobby and Wheat...
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Candidate will focus on bringing jobsSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - The best debt and deficit reduction program is getting people back to work. The nation's highways, bridges, schools, water systems and electricity grid are all desperate...