Lake County Opinion
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Editorial: Village, Dist. 214 must find compromise on TIFJun 20, 2017 11:00 pm - By all accounts, the village of Mount Prospect and Northwest Suburban High School District 214 have always had a good working relationship. And that's to the benefit of ...
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State, not county, should manage minimum wageJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle made a comment this past week about suburban communities who've opted out of Cook County's minimum wage hike and paid sick l...
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Trustees serve D128 wellJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - I served on the Libertyville-Vernon Hills Area High School District 128 school board for eight years. Ellen Mauer is an outstanding school administrator. District 128 is...
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Teacher unions got passJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - Your editorial "The quest for true reform" protests too much about the political deal favoring Chicago schools and too little about the role played by powerful teachers ...
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911 bill needs governor's signatureJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - On behalf of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, and the men and women of public safety in Illinois, we encourage Gov. Rauner to sign Senate Bill 1839. Without his sig...
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Help improving for Lake veteransJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - After 10 years of service as superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County, I am retiring. I want to thank the veterans and their families for allo...
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The questions for IllinoisJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Illinois is broken, In so many ways. Yet, whether we like it or not, election season is right around the corner. I was just hearing about a low turnout in France. Illino...
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GOP has abandoned its civil rights legacyJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - I read with interest Walter Williams column from the Wednesday, June 7, edition. His title "Democrats have long political history of hoodwinking blacks" is totally factu...
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Your ViewsJun 14, 2017 1:00 am - Needed travel ban is on solid legal ground In part Chapter 2, Section 212 of Public Law 414 passed by a Democratic Congress and signed by Harry Truman, a Democrat, ...
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What might have beenJun 11, 2017 1:00 am - When I read about the troubles with North Korea, it makes me sick to my stomach. McArthur had them beaten in the early '50s, and was ready to make one unified democratic...