McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsements: Quagliano, Troy, Melendy and Cratty for Huntley District 158 school boardMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - Had there been no pandemic, would the interest in replacing school board members be as strong? There are some unhappy parents, many of whom want their kids back in the c...
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Endorsements: Chan Ding, Ficke-Bradford, Shackleton, Windon for Barrington Dist. 220 school boardMar 09, 2021 10:00 pm - A heated debate over how schooling should be conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic divided the Barrington community and contributed to an 11-way race for four seats on ...
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Endorsements: Goldman, Piwko, Westberg for Huntley village board:Mar 07, 2021 10:00 pm - Although the five candidates for three, 4-year terms on the Huntley village board differ in their views on some issues, they all agree the village rose to the challenge ...
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Endorsements: Zubak, Jacobsen, Burval for Barrington Hills village boardMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - There are many combinations Barrington Hills voters could choose to fill the three board seats up for election this spring from among the six candidates running, and any...
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Endorsement: Cecola for Barrington Hills village presidentMar 05, 2021 12:00 am - Two experienced, knowledgeable candidates are vying for the opportunity to serve Barrington Hills as village president in the April 6 election, and voters face a difficu...
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Endorsement: Tim Hoeft for Huntley village presidentMar 02, 2021 12:00 am - Chuck Sass was elected village president in Huntley in 2001, soon after Del Webb started building houses in Sun City. In the intervening years, Huntley has grown from a ...
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Editorial: Address violence with vigilant leaders, responsible property ownersFeb 10, 2021 12:00 am - Village leaders in Bloomingdale may well be wondering what they could have or should have done to avoid the weekend mayhem that resulted in multiple shootings and one de...
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Editorial: The winter's spate of fire and tragedyFeb 06, 2021 1:00 pm - Every winter, it seems, we get the sense that there are a lot of house fires. It's usually because there are. This winter is no different. "Gosh," one of our editors sai...
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Drive-in theaters had a great 2020. Is this a sign of more to come?Jan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Newspaper readers of a certain age - we count ourselves among you - have fond memories of going to the drive-in theater for a date, to hang out with friends or a chance ...
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How We Got The Story: Reporters carefully crafted the narrative about fatal fire in InglesideJan 11, 2021 12:00 am - Interviewing people after a deadly tragedy and writing about the circumstances that led to the loss of life is perhaps a journalist's toughest assignment. It requires th...