Editorials
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Editorial: The pride, passion of our best school teachersOct 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Of the 127,000 or so teachers in Illinois schools, likely between 2,000 and 3,000 started this school year as their last. We talked to a few of them about what their car...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Oct 25, 2017 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 25 The Los Angeles Times on a gun reciprocity bill in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shooting: ...
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Editorial: A good partnership for a new parkOct 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Illinois often gets a bad rap for its many overlapping layers of government, but our local governments less frequently get credit for joining together to do something ri...
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Editorial: Arlington police make a statement on distracted drivingOct 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Police departments are sometimes accused of being more interested in collecting fines than promoting safety. Speed traps come to mind. So do holiday roadblocks. It may n...
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Editorial: Video recording board meetings a success in itselfOct 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Village leaders in Schaumburg are trying to decide what criteria will best determine whether a proposed trial period for video recording their meetings is successful. Ac...
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Editorial: Mayor Craig Johnson's proposed cigarette sales ban merits studyOct 21, 2017 2:00 pm - Some of us have been around long enough to remember when suburbs like Evanston, Oak Park and Wheaton were dry. Did it stop people from drinking? Well, to be sure, it did...
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Editorial: How would camera disrupt decorum of DuPage courtroom?Oct 18, 2017 11:00 pm - It has been five years since DuPage County first allowed photographers into their courtrooms. And even though there have been no problems to speak of, that hasn't stoppe...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
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Editorial: Keeping video gambling numbers in perspectiveOct 17, 2017 11:00 pm - As proposals to expand gambling in Illinois continue to proliferate - although it didn't become part of the final deal, gambling expansion was for a time a feature of th...
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Editorial: Build on success of teen driver's license lawOct 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Driving, as we all know or should know, is a privilege. When we are licensed to traverse our streets in a motor vehicle, we agree to abide by certain rules and laws. Sta...