McHenry County Opinion
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Attacks against Franks are laughableJul 31, 2016 1:00 am - The good old boy attacks in State Representative Jack Franks are laughable. They call Jack a "liar" because he changed his mind and decided to run for McHenry County Boa...
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France, world must get real on terrorJul 29, 2016 1:00 am - Speaking at the scene of the attack in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray recently, Frency President Francois Hollande said the terror group had declared war on France. He added...
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Franks tax levy cut plan a shell game?Jul 29, 2016 1:00 am - The shell games of Chicago and Springfield will infiltrate McHenry County if Jack Franks is elected to county chair. In 2014 Franks was quoted saying "I can promise I'm ...
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Courts have power to help - or hurt - stateJul 27, 2016 1:00 am - I've been selling homes in Lake County for 28 years. In recent years, I've noticed that every retiree whose home I list is moving out of Illinois. In years past, they w...
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Time for change in state legislatureJul 26, 2016 1:00 am - I've lived in Illinois for the past 45 years and the state has been a disaster insofar as a budget is concerned. It seems to me that it makes no big difference who we ha...
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Pols try to thwart will of people on mapJul 25, 2016 12:01 am - Recently, I was pleased to help gather signatures on a petition to put the Independent Map Amendment on the Illinois ballot this fall. More than 560,000 registered voter...
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Important to attend county budget meetingJul 23, 2016 1:00 am - In Kane County, we have taken enormous strides to construct budget/taxation transparency and accountability. I am firmly in favor of continuing our five-year county gove...
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Today's headline awardJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - The "Golden Egg" award for glorious headline writing goes to the Daily Herald staffer who created the "pullet" headline plopped atop Jim Baumann's "Grammar Moses" column...
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Lauzen should respect Longmeadow viewJul 20, 2016 12:01 am - One hundred forty million dollars for Longmeadow toll road and bridge? Kane Chairman Lauzen and the county board are oblivious to the true cost they are paying, having s...
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Franks hasn't made good on promisesJul 18, 2016 12:01 am - With a move that surprised many McHenry County Republicans, Jack Franks made good on his promise to withdraw from the 63rd House District race. Let's not forget, however...