McHenry County Opinion
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District 211 must live within its meansJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The prior year's levy was $193.6 million. The next year's levy is $194.8 million. That is an increase of $1.2 million. Sorry for being blunt, but that's simply NOT a red...
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Village not yet facing the unpleasant factsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - My wife and I attended the village meeting the other night on the imposition of real estate taxes on Schaumburg property. The presentations focused on declining revenues...
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Act of kindness brightens bad timeJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Right before Christmas Eve we lost a very dear friend and I was on my way to pick up dinner for those of us who gathered to make arrangements. On my way in the rainy sno...
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Leo Club pet food drive a big successJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - During the month of December the Elk Grove Leo Club, a teen branch of the Lions Club, held a pet food drive benefiting the Elk Grove food pantry and Almost Home Foundati...
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Lincolnwood mayor backs Hartstein bidJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Elliott Hartstein will bring a significant voice to Springfield for all residents of the 59th district. His dedication to better government is reflected in his long time...
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Schaumburg board had other optionsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - It seems everyone is making cuts these days. Every time I read the paper or talk to people, that's the message I get. With the Village Board's unanimous vote to levy the...
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Generosity exceeds all expectationsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Palatine Township would like to express its deepest gratitude to all the donors, churches, schools and other organizations for again making it possible to provide food a...
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Job losses start with steel plant moveJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - Citing a letter from Tom Carter of Geneva in the Dec. 19 Fence Post citing so-called "nonpartisan" groups that did not "predict energy shortages or loss of jobs" as a re...
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Get real about drugs by legalizing potJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - While I sympathize with parents who have lost children to heroin, the billboard at the center of the story suggesting that cannabis is a necessary precursor to heroin ex...
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Herald should back Stevenson studentsJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - The about-face taken by the Daily Herald editorial board took two days. Your Dec. 17 editorial "strongly urging" Congress to pass The Free Flow of Information Act is a s...