Will County Opinion
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Endorsement: Dillard over Ghani for 24th Senate DistrictOct 11, 2012 2:34 pm - Republican state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale considers himself a key voice for suburban interests. Indeed, his support of DuPage County and the suburbs in transportati...
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - When Lombard Village Trustee Peter Breen was elected in April 2011, he made transparency in village government a priority. It’s no wonder then that Lombard now is a mode...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...
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Guard against the status quoMar 16, 2012 11:03 am - I live in the newly drawn 24th Senate District in Elmhurst and must choose between Kirk Dillard and Chris Nybo in the upcoming primary. Kirk Dillard has been an Illinoi...
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Candidates’ stands on gambling helpfulMar 01, 2012 11:00 am - The Daily Herald did a nice job in its Feb. 18 paper reviewing the opinions of state senate opponents in the upcoming Republican primary, Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale, and C...
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Kifowit for House District 84, DemocratFeb 24, 2012 4:00 am - (This editorial was edited for clarification after initial publication.) The Democratic primary race in the 84th District of the Illinois House is a tough call. T...
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Dillard for Senate District 24, GOPFeb 23, 2012 11:00 pm - There’s something to say for political courage, and the challenger for the Republican seat in the 24th District Senate race says he has a lot of it. In his bid against l...
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Teen alternatives to jail good for allOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It’s not every day that a state legislature working to trim the budget could be making life much better for those on whom we traditionally have spent a lot of money. But...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - History has told us that as the economy sours, more and more people turn to their neighborhood community college to regroup, retrain and look for new careers. And that h...
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Latest deaths reminder of drug warSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - We have used this space many times over the years to warn parents and the community at large about the rampant drug use among teens in the suburbs. It’s a painful subjec...