Editorials
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Endorsement: Howse for Illinois Supreme CourtFeb 26, 2020 12:00 am - All too often, the Illinois Supreme Court justices decide who will join them to fill a vacancy. On the ostensibly elected seven-member panel, all three of the justices i...
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Editorial Roundup:
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - The Munster Times. February 22, 2020 Lawmakers must bridge gap for Griffith secession The entire state has a vested interest in Griffith's successful exit from the wast...
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Illinois Editorial Roundup:
Feb 25, 2020 6:00 am - February 23, 2020 The (Moline) Dispatch & The Rock Island Argus Celebrity Justice Nobody should have been surprised when Rod Blagojevich called himself a victim and a "p...
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Endorsement: Janet Yang Rohr in House District 41Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am - The two Democrats seeking their party's nomination in state House District 41 say they know what it's like to be considered outsiders in the district covering all or por...
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Endorsement: Ramey for Republicans in state House Dist. 45Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am - We last saw Republican political veteran Randy Ramey in a legislative campaign when he lost a heated primary for a Senate seat to Carole Pankau in 2012. Ramey, of Carol...
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Endorsement: Byrnes in GOP primary for McHenry County coronerFeb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Primary candidates for McHenry County coroner are in the bizarre position of campaigning for an office that none of them may ever hold - regardless of the vote totals. T...
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Endorsement: Steve Carlson in GOP primary for Lake County Board's District 7Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Elected officials often tout the importance of bipartisan efforts. Lake County Board Member Steve Carlson, however, goes beyond the rhetoric. A Republican, Carlson works...
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Endorsement: Castro for Democrats in Illinois Senate District 22Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Illinois Sen. Cristina Castro's signature accomplishment during her first term was acting as chief Senate sponsor for consolidation legislation that merged nearly 650 pe...
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Endorsement: Vote 'No" on Rolling Meadows term limitsFeb 22, 2020 1:01 pm - We've never been fans of term limits. There are rare instances where they make sense: for example, the case of speaker of the Illinois House, where voters throughout mos...
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Endorsement: Meister for Democrats to replace Dorothy Browns as Cook County court clerkFeb 22, 2020 1:01 pm - Four years ago, we and both Chicago newspapers endorsed Jacob Meister in the Democratic primary for Cook County circuit court clerk, an office that had operated in scand...