Editorials
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Editorial: Island Lake wise to draw a line on expansion of video gamblingMay 15, 2017 11:00 pm - We've never been thrilled about the advent of video gambling in the suburbs and have frequently been proud to see suburban communities whose leaders shared our distaste ...
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Editorial: Roundabouts an intriguing option for intersection improvementsMay 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Roundabouts look odd, maybe even a little intimidating, the first time a driver pulls up to one. There is no traditional intersection and there are no traffic signals or...
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The Soapbox: Big plans in Elmhurst schools, a mall's future in St. Charles, promises in Des Plaines and more.May 13, 2017 1:00 am - It can't hurt Message board outside a local church "In a world where you can be anything, be kind." So simple, yet so difficult for many. We all can try a little ha...
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Trump, Comey, Russia editorial: We need special prosecutorMay 12, 2017 11:00 pm - The ignoble irony is that the man who brands his adversaries "Fake News," "Lying' Ted" and "Crooked Hillary" has shown himself yet again to be woefully casual about the ...
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Editorial: Would you buy this business? Taxpayers mightMay 10, 2017 11:00 pm - As business deals go, buying Antioch Golf Club looks like a gamble. The golf course runs $200,000 in the red every year, according to an article by Jake Griffin in Wedne...
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Editorial: We want 'right' but we need 'acceptable' on budgetMay 10, 2017 11:00 pm - "It's time to get it right." So said Gov. Rauner's spokeswoman Eleni Demertzis on Wednesday, after an attempt by Senate President John Cullerton to move the so-called Gr...
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Editorial: Address 'pressure culture' with frank, loving conversationMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - It's not likely that Tessa Newman's online petition will result in an immediate relaxation of expectations at Naperville North High School, or elsewhere. Nor should it. ...
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Editorial: Drug culture video is important watching for suburbsMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Ethan Deardorff is 20. He's been sober for three years. Think about that. He was in need of help at age 17. And he knows so many others who were or still are in need of ...
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Health care editorial: Trump's unproductive Obamacare vengeanceMay 06, 2017 2:00 pm - In explaining why he cast one of the tide-turning votes to repeal so-called Obamacare, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren of Plano said, "Doing nothing was not an option." On that...
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Editorial: State mandate not necessary, but teach cursive writingMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Does the General Assembly have bigger fish to fry than naming a new state wildflower or requiring that cursive writing be taught in Illinois schools? You bet. There is a...