Editorials
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Endorsement: Yes on Bloomingdale fire district borrowingMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Every call for help from the Bloomingdale Fire Protection District is urgent; the caller shouldn't have to wonder whether the equipment heading out to provide assistance...
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Endorsements: Pappas for the Democratic nomination for Cook County treasurer.Mar 02, 2018 12:00 am - It's been two decades since Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has faced opposition in a Democratic primary. So we're appreciative of Chicago CPA Peter Gariepy for his w...
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Endorsement: No on Deer Park sales tax increaseMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Largely at issue in a Deer Park request for a sales tax increase is who will pay for $400,000 a year in infrastructure improvements in the village. Voters approved a qua...
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Endorsement: Yarbrough for the Democratic nomination for Cook County clerk.Mar 02, 2018 12:00 am - The Cook County clerk's office is in store for some big changes, and not only because Clerk David Orr is stepping down after more than 17 years leading the office. Voter...
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Endorsement: Yes for Mount Prospect District 57 schoolsMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect Elementary School District 57 tax request is not insignificant - potentially more than $450 a year for a typical owner of a $300,000 home, $250 for th...
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Endorsement: Kaegi for Democrats as Cook County assessorMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - Credit Cook County Assessor Joseph Berrios for recognizing the institutional problems that existed in his office long before he took control in 2010. For 40 years, Berri...
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Endorsement: Preckwinkle for the Democrats as Cook County Board presidentMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - Toni Preckwinkle has been Cook County Board president for nearly eight years, so as she faces a primary challenge for a third term, it is important to remember what that...
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Endorsement: Broad for the Democrats as Lake County clerkMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - The two Democratic primary candidates for Lake County clerk tout vastly different personal experience in making their case for who is best suited to lead the office. Ve...
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Endorsements: Silva, von Keudell, Lewis, Strom, Wojnicki, Allan, Iqbal, Radke for Kane primariesMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - Dist. 7, Democrat: Silva In 2010, Monica Silva defeated the incumbent and senior Democrat on the Kane County Board. She represented a growing Hispanic population in...
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Endorsement: Morrison for Democrats in Cook County Board Dist. 15Mar 01, 2018 12:00 am - It's been decades since a Democrat held the Cook County Board's District 15 seat, but with voters in the Northwest suburban district overwhelmingly backing Hillary Clint...