Editorials
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Editorial: Everyone can help Houston overcome HarveyAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Homegrown Illinois residents don't know what living through a hurricane is like. And we certainly haven't been faced with a historic 50-inch rainfall. But flooded homes ...
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Business tax incentives need a regional approachAug 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Concern about jobs leaving town often focuses on international borders, as when manufacturers move to Mexico. Or on states, with the tug of war to keep businesses on our...
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Editorial: Police need to get creative to connect with residentsAug 27, 2017 11:00 pm - The Lake County Sheriff's Office participation in a live cable show was not about making reality TV stars out of the 10 deputies and detectives who appeared on camera. N...
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Editorial: A precious breakthrough on school funding reformAug 26, 2017 2:00 pm - Until the final details are released, we're in no position yet to give our blessing, but after months of bitter Springfield intrigue, Thursday's late word of a compromis...
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The Soapbox: An outstanding museum in Wheaton, a tax spat in East Dundee, public service in Mundelein and more.Aug 26, 2017 1:00 am - First Division Museum a gem One of the real gems of DuPage County - the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton - is shining even brighter after major r...
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Editorial: 30 minutes a day that can save your lifeAug 23, 2017 11:00 pm - The statistics help tell the story. Heart disease is the No. 1 killer in Illinois. More than 25,000 people in the state died of heart disease in 2015, the latest full ye...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Aug 23, 2017 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 22 China Daily on the United States Navy in Asian waters: The US Navy, which likes to claim its...
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Editorial: One role of theater, and all art, is to challenge our ways of thinkingAug 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Art is about expression, experimentation, interpretation and challenging and expanding our way of viewing the world. It's so much more than a pretty picture, a catchy tu...
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Editorial: Rauner veto reinforces local control in Lake CountyAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Surprised earlier this year by a state legislative proposal, the Lake County Board created a task force to examine a variety of questions - among them, how the board cha...
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Editor: Rauner misses opportunities with veto of debt-transparency lawAug 20, 2017 11:00 pm - We can understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner senses a whiff of political partisanship around a bill that would enable more of a real-time look at the state's debt picture. Bu...