Lake County Opinion
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Endorsement: Yes on tax for Round Lake Park police pensionsMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - For too long, Round Lake Park has let its police pensions fund languish, while the brutal economy continues to hamper what meager opportunities it has to keep the fund h...
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Endorsement: Yes to appointing, not electing, Mundelein village clerkMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - In recent years, Mundelein has seen its village clerk position play a diminishing role, and voters now have the choice of giving the clerk’s office nonelected status. By...
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Term limits already exist in GurneeMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Gurnee mayoral candidate Kirk Morris has suggested that village elected officials should be limited to two four-year terms. We do already — at the end of a four-year ter...
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Change could make tax appeals worseMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Since the recession of 2008, property owners in Lake County and nationwide have seen dramatic drops in market values, and in response, tax appeals have gone steadily up....
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Kovarik supports Gurnee businessMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Gurnee mayoral candidate Kirk Morris claims he wants to support the local business community, but his actions the last four years don’t support the claim. Morris has ne...
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Awaiting answers on appeals changeMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding the recent ruling by the Lake County Board of Review limiting assessment-appeal assistance only through licensed attorneys, I have some pertinent questions: I...
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Petition challenge was right thing to doMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - I am the person who filed the objection to the Ela First petitions. I strongly object to the letter on March 13 from Loretta Klaus which criticized my petition challenge...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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Candidate makes followers successfulMar 23, 2013 4:40 am - Candidate makes followers successful I have had the privilege of working with Tom Anderson, candidate for village trustee in Fox River Grove, on the FRG Fire Depart...
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Endorsement: Browne, Lohr, Mellon, Paliani for Mundelein Dist. 120 boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - Voters in Mundelein High School District 120 are fortunate to have five eager and committed candidates from whom to choose for four seats. Among them is incumbent Robert...