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Loebbaka: All developers, welcome to Glenview
Jan 13, 2022 8:00 AM - Former Glenview trustee and retired journalist Charles Loebbaka writes: The Village Board is one step away from allowing (developers) to build more high-rise buildings with a new Downtown zoning ordinance. But residents need clarity on the limits, he says. -
Bear down Arlington Bears? You're in good hands with Dermody Properties?
Jan 13, 2022 6:06 AM - What will the year ahead mean for big developments we keep hearing about. Will "Bear Down, Arlington Bears" become a new chant, or will "You're in good hands with Dermody Logistics Shipping" be a new slogan for the Allstate property. Only time will tell. In fact, hours of meetings and hearings and discussions will determine the fate of the projects. That's the way it works. There may be contracts to acquire and develop the properties, but those contracts are filled with contingencies. The governmental bodies involved will all have much to sort out in weighing the pros and cons. The questions are endless when it comes to projects of this magnitude. As residents in communities near these developments, you should be paying attention and speaking out about you how you feel based on facts and information which will unfold in the months ahead. You ought to participate, since the decisions will affect you and your neighbors for years to come. -
Speaking Out: Can we do something about our tax bills? Yes, and we should work on it
Dec 15, 2021 7:02 PM - Our tax bills are a perennial concern and we all tend to wonder "how did these bills get so high?" There are the costs of our local governments, and there are the facts and actions that affect those costs. What, if anything, can we do? -
Speaking Out: How your property taxes are assessed -- and how to appeal them
Oct 1, 2021 7:14 PM - This time of year after our real estate tax bills come out, we all tend to wonder "how did these bills get so high?" We all want the services that are paid for with the money from those bills, but these bills tend to be getting higher and higher, and for some make it quite hard to keep up. -
Speaking Out: Regardless of the name, 'community' is key to Oakton
Sep 15, 2021 4:07 AM - Oakton Community College recently voted to change its name in the near future to Oakton College. One can debate the pros and cons of such a name change, but "community" is key to Oakton and the approximately 1,000 community colleges around the country. You can take "community" out of the name, but you can't take "community" out of the college. -
Hartstein: Local climate action plan is giving us a road map
Sep 8, 2021 1:20 PM - Climate change is now a climate emergency, but local action plan is giving us a road map. Science matters! We have seen that during the pandemic, and now we need to listen when it comes to our planet. -
Congress must pass the Global Health Security ActSep 8, 2021 5:42 PM - It's imperative to be ready for the next pandemic, and that's why Congress needs to pass the Global Health Security Act, writes Joshua Perry of Wilmette.
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Uninformed letter on mask mandate shouldn't have been publishedSep 1, 2021 5:21 PM - From Dr. Marvin Rubenstein of Northbrook: An op-ed by Glenn Farkas of Glenview on Aug. 19, "Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," was uninformed, and the Herald shouldn't have printed it.
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Wearing a mask is a small, simple measure to help ensure safety of othersSep 1, 2021 5:21 PM - From Chip Marshall of Glenview: An op-ed by Glenn Farkas of Glenview on Aug. 19, "Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," was disheartening to Glenbrook South students and their parents, especially those who kept their kids home during the 2020 school year. Masking up is just one small protective measure to ensure the safety of others.
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COVID guidance messages weren't 'conflicting,' they were scientifically drivenSep 1, 2021 5:21 PM - From Dr. William Blustein: An op-ed by Glenn Farkas of Glenview on Aug. 19, "Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," talked about "conflicting messages" from health experts when it came to COVID guidance. What's actually true is those messages were based on what was known and verifiable, by science, at the time.
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