Editorials
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Mar 22, 2017 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ March 22 The Detroit News on U.S. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch: After two days of often hostil...
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Endorsement: Yes to increase taxes for Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue DistrictMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Faced with the expectation that ever-rising charges to contract with St. Charles for service would soon leave it insolvent, the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue Distr...
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Endorsement: Yes to more open space in Kane CountyMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District leaders are asking voters April 4 to approve $50 million in loans to buy about 2,000 to 2,500 acres at locations to be determined la...
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Endosement: Yes to merge Lisle, Naperville township road districtsMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - The idea of consolidating governmental services is usually a good one, and that's why we look kindly on the April 4 referendum question seeking to merge the Lisle and Na...
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Endorsement: Rezwanul Haque for StreamwoodMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Rezwanul Haque and Lawrence Schmidt are write-in candidates for the two-year Streamwood village board seat that once belonged to Trustee Guy Patterson, who died in June ...
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Endorsement: Yes to eliminate Hanover Township Road District and highway commissionerMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - One of the biggest roadblocks to consolidation in Illinois' complex and bloated aggregation of government bodies is the reluctance of the bodies themselves to surrender ...
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Endorsement: Yes to address crowding at Hawthorn Elementary District 73Mar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Growing pains, already severe, appear to be a fact of life for the foreseeable future at Hawthorn Elementary District 73, based in Vernon Hills, so the district is comin...
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Endorsement: Yes on Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 construction projectsMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Four years ago, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 asked voters to approve a $17.6 million property tax increase to finance construction of a new Jefferson Early Chil...
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Endorsement: Yes to upgrade Villa Park libraryMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - In 2008 when the economy was in free fall, the Villa Park Library board asked voters for $23 million to building a new library. You can guess what happened. Chalking tha...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This summary has been updated to correct Volo Village Board member's name to John Buttita. Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contest...