McHenry County Opinion
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Chicago should keep Walmart out, not the answer to economic problemsJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I am glad the Chicago Federation of Labor has rejected Walmart's latest offer. We don't need companies like Walmart in the city of Chicago. The life blood sucked out of ...
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Weather service broadcasts were hard to understand, interruptedJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the National Weather Service broadcast system in the Chicago area for a truly terrible job on the TV broadcasts during the recent storms in the area. ...
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Illinois/Indiana toll plan terribleJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn's announcement of teaming up with Indiana to build a new toll/tax highway in Illinois is unconscionable. With the approval of our state legislature, they and ...
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Don't diminish individual successesJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - No matter how you couch it, our culture does not place great value on intelligence and academic achievement, and we are paying for this by falling further and further be...
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One good boycott deserves anotherJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - So the Cook County Board voted to boycott Arizona services and products because they don't like their policies on immigration. I think we taxpaying citizens of Cook Coun...
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Music and art transcend culturesJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It is beyond fathoming to me that someone would be offended by a Christian song in a dance recital. This type of thinking in my mind is what separates the many vast, lov...
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2 weeks not enough to prep for raceJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I think having the bike race Saturday, July 10, in Geneva will bring people to town who otherwise would not visit. At the same time I agree with some of the concerned bu...
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Kirk has ethics; Giannoulias notJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It has all been said, and very appropriately, Mr. Giannoulias' comments regarding Mark Kirk's military record are extremely shameful, especially to those like myself who...
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Your choice: Blackhawks, champs or chumpsJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - What a pleasure to watch the Chicago Blackhawks march through the playoffs to the Stanley Cup championship. I will admit that I followed the team closely in the late 195...
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Many have benefited from Kirk's serviceJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - As a longtime Congressman, Mark Kirk has been the driving force behind narrowing the fiscal gap between school district spending and military reimbursements in multiple ...