Lake County Opinion
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Marriage should be allowed to evolveMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Reading the letter from Arlene Sawicki, I wondered if she had ever heard of adoption. The requirement of marriage partners to be of the opposite sex in order to procrea...
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Endorsement: Weihofen for Lakemoor mayorMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Some view Lakemoor as an out-of-the-way hamlet west of Volo resting sleepily at the borders of Lake and McHenry counties. Others view it as a town that is primed with bo...
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Endorsement: Abruscato for Wheeling mayorMar 05, 2013 4:00 am - Wheeling’s politics is colored by players who are passionate about their village but often come up short on teamwork skills. Village President Judy Abruscato is being ch...
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Endorsement: Knigge for Wauconda mayorMar 05, 2013 4:00 am - In his first term, Village President Mark Knigge has played a key role in the strong voter support of two tax increases important to the future of Wauconda. In the first...
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Monarch . . . Bringing Back America's Most Beloved ButterflyMar 04, 2013 10:00 pm - The Monarch uses milkweed to raise and feed its young, and as a place to rest, hide from predators, and prepare for migration. But the decreasing availability of milkwee...
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Endorsement: Darch for Barrington village presidentMar 04, 2013 3:30 pm - At one time, it looked like Karen Darch would run uncontested for a third term as Barrington village president. But then objections to nominating petitions knocked a sla...
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Endorsement: Kovarik for Gurnee mayorMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - We like both of the candidates running for mayor of Gurnee. They’re both good people who care about the community. To some degree, their current dynamic has merit — Kris...
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Endorsement: Hanson for Antioch village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Incumbent Lawrence Hanson can seem imposing and little overbearing, but you can’t deny the level of accomplishment he’s achieved in one term as village president. He’s r...
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Endorsement: Loffredo for Lake Villa village presidentMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - Incumbent Frank Loffredo has served 16 years as mayor and wants to do four more. There seems no strong reason to discourage him. The village is in good financial shape, ...
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Even Jefferson saw need to adaptMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - Even Jefferson saw need to adapt I want to urge the Illinois House of Representatives to consider voting in support of gay marriage. As a person who was “civil uni...