Lake County Opinion
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Follow the moneyOct 31, 2018 1:00 am - How can we trust our elected representative, Randy Hultgren, when he gets a majority of his financing from outside our district? Why would he do our bidding when he is b...
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Editorial: School district 121 gets low marks for transparency at hearingOct 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The Warren Township High School District 121 board will vote next month on a plan to borrow $23 million to pay for a variety of projects, from completing the district's ...
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Glencoe's Aitz Hayim to Feature Insights from Jewish Scholar Steven T. Katz who Maintains that while America Celebrated the Roaring 20s the World was on a Path toward Destruction.Oct 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Steven T. Katz, the distinguished head of the Eli Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies at Boston University, will return to Aitz Hayim on Yom HaShoah weekend, November 16 an...
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Wheeling District 21 board has shown it can be trustedOct 22, 2018 5:00 am - Through thick and thin, our school district has stood up for the taxpayers and done what is best for us while still maintaining great schools for our kids. Even in times...
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Kolssak: Wheeling needs new trustees; you could be the answerOct 22, 2018 5:00 am - I failed to get the required 745 signatures to get the recall of (Village President) Pat Horcher on the ballot. As I gathered signatures, many were afraid their garbage ...
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Mailers misleading on gun safety positionsOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - The November race for voters in the Illinois 24th Legislative District has Suzy Glowiak, Western Springs resident and former village trustee representing the Democratic ...
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Endorsement: Yes on revised Gavin District 37 construction bond saleOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - It's been nearly eight months since Gavin District 37 voters rejected a borrowing plan to fund life-safety building improvements. Many opponents said they understood the...
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Endorsement: Yes on Hawthorn District 73 renovationsOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - Voters in Hawthorn Elementary District 73 will be asked Nov. 6 to approve $48.7 million in bonds to build an 18-classroom kindergarten center and expand or renovate the ...
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Endorsement: Yes to fund operations in new centerOct 19, 2018 1:00 am - A separate question before voters in Hawthorn District 73 seeks an increase in the tax rate to raise about $1.3 million a year for costs such as utilities, custodians an...
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Endorsement: 'Yes' on Vernon Township road referendumOct 18, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois has the dubious distinction of having the most units of government and some of the highest property taxes in the nation. One hope to change that is by reducing ...