Editorials
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Editorial: Pritzker should set goal of making tollway more patronage-proofDec 20, 2018 12:00 am - Gov.-elect Pritzker should set goal of making agency more patronage-proof
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Dec 19, 2018 6:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 18 The New York Times on a judge's rebuke of Michael Flynn and President Donald Trump's charita...
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Editorial: Take commuter tax off the tableDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Another Chicago mayoral election is upon us and so once again the idea of a Chicago commuter tax has sprung to life, like the perennial weed it is. Attempts to stamp it ...
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Editorial: Opportunity his here to set a new tone for the tollwayDec 17, 2018 10:00 pm - Illinois Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker has suggested that making recreational marijuana legal will be one of the first things he accomplishes after his inauguration in Januar...
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Editorial: The Paddock heritageDec 16, 2018 6:30 am - On a wall that leads into the newsroom hang framed photos of the four generations of Paddock family members who provided leadership for this newspaper company for the pa...
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Editorial: Lake makes right decision to end p-cards - finallyDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Lake County officials have finally seen the light and scuttled the much-criticized program that allowed county board members to use taxpayer-funded credit cards to pay f...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: Why do we still have pension double dipping?Dec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - It's the kind of thing that gives public pensions a bad name. A firefighter works a job for 30 years, then begins collecting a pension while moving to another full-time ...
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Editorial: Larson instilled sense of pride in Schaumburg - and all of the suburbsDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - When Al Larson officially hands over his gavel in May, the long-serving Schaumburg mayor will be lauded for an impressive list of accomplishments. Not many suburbs, afte...
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Editorial: A 'loud statement' on dangers of hazing, excessive drinkingDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - The $14 million legal settlement awarded to the family of a Palatine teen who died after an alcohol-fueled hazing at a Northern Illinois University fraternity was meant ...