McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsement: Quigley in the 5th Congressional DistrictSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - Rep. Mike Quigley has been a familiar face in the news in recent years, grilling Roger Stone about behind-the-scenes contacts with WikiLeaks, pressing Housing and Urban ...
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...
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Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our helpAug 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a spring and summer that's been pretty much a downer, a wee bit of good news was found recently on a large patch of bergamot in the Greenbelt Forest Preserve in North...
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Editorial: Alix Atwell's diary of COVID-19Jul 04, 2020 2:00 pm - "The air feels thin," Alix Atwell's daughter Bridget told her. That telling description Atwell shared with us and with the community last week provides one of the many g...
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Guest view: Protests are opportunity to make a more just societyJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - By Vaseem Iftekhar The last few months have been the most challenging period in recent American history. The COVID -19 pandemic shook society with more than 100,000 deat...
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Local orthopedic surgeon talks about secondary health care crisis from COVID-19 pandemicApr 16, 2020 11:00 pm - When Surgeon General Jerome Adams recently warned that COVID-19 is our generation's "9/11 moment," it struck me viscerally. Like most Americans, I vividly recall the da...
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Coronavirus Measures Benefit the PlanetMar 24, 2020 11:00 pm - Individuals and communities across the globe are taking drastic measures to protect themselves and slow the spread of coronavirus. Sheltering at home, significantly redu...
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Endorsement: Meister for Democrats to replace Dorothy Browns as Cook County court clerkFeb 22, 2020 1:01 pm - Four years ago, we and both Chicago newspapers endorsed Jacob Meister in the Democratic primary for Cook County circuit court clerk, an office that had operated in scand...
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Endorsement: More for Cook County state's attorney in Democratic primaryFeb 22, 2020 1:01 pm - Kim Foxx of Flossmoor has a lot going for her, and since her election four years ago as Cook County state's attorney, she can be rightfully proud of the needed movement ...
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Endorsement: O'Brien for Republicans in Cook County state's attorney primaryFeb 22, 2020 1:00 pm - The contest for the nomination for Cook County state's attorney in the March 17 Republican primary presents a tough call for voters. Both candidates have lengthy prosec...