Editorials
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Editorial: Paying twice for conference asks too much of taxpayersDec 19, 2017 10:00 pm - With all the money suburban governments spent to attend the Illinois Municipal League conference in Chicago, it might seem like small potatoes to look at what the state ...
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Editorial: We're intrigued by Ives' unit district proposalDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - State Rep. Jeanne Ives of Wheaton is not the first candidate for governor to advocate consolidation of Illinois' record number of local governments. Her opponent in the ...
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Editorial: Township harassment probe shows need for outsider's credibilityDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - In some cases, conflicts of interest can occur in a somewhat gray area. In those cases, the best course of action is to always figure the perception is just as bad and d...
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Editorial: Trump fails to respond to Russia interferenceDec 16, 2017 1:00 pm - For months now, the country has been consumed with investigations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The day-after-day coverage of the investigat...
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The Soapbox: A Holocaust survivor in Mundelein, pool expansion in Arlington Heights, heroism in West Dundee and more.Dec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Moving message Mundelein High School students heard German-born Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan describe the terrors she faced as a 9-year-old concentrat...
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model ideaDec 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Good cops must have some social-work skills to be effective. Being a good listener, dispensing sound advice, knowing when to use patience or a firm hand to defuse tense ...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Dec 13, 2017 6:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 13 AL.com on Alabama's Senate election: Half a century after Alabamians of immense courage chan...
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Editorial: Roskam gets gun vote right, Hultgren doesn'tDec 13, 2017 4:00 am - It's not often when Republican Rep. Peter Roskam joins with all the Democrats in the Illinois Congressional delegation and none of his GOP counterparts on a vote. And wi...
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Editorial: Don't overlook value of conferences, but manage the costsDec 12, 2017 10:00 pm - When discussing the participation of elected officials and public administrators at workshops and conferences, it is important to acknowledge the words of Illinois Munic...
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Editorial: Traffic law aims to build safe driving habitsDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - Less than 24 hours before a scheduled news conference last Wednesday to draw attention to a new Illinois tollway safety campaign, two Cook County sheriff's deputies cond...