Editorials
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Endorsement: Schielke for Batavia mayorFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Before deciding to seek another term, Batavia Mayor Jeffery Schielke did what he usually does. He talked to about 300 residents. Enough of them gave him a thumbs-up tha...
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Endorsements: Dianis, Glogowski, Smith for Algonquin boardFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Four years ago, we endorsed a trio of longtime incumbents - Brian Dianis, Jerry Glogowski and Robert Smith - for re-election, saying they had a real chance to reshape an...
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Endorsement: Poynton for Lake Zurich village presidentFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - The race for Lake Zurich village president pits incumbent Thomas Poynton against political newcomer Alex Samoila. The candidates have defining views on a couple of key i...
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Endorsement: Dinwiddie for Batavia City Council, Ward 1Feb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Scott Salvati, appointed last fall to the Batavia City Council in Ward 1 following the resignation of Carl Fischer, has his hands full in his race against perennial cont...
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Endorsement: Ruzanski for Lake in the Hills village presidentFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Lake in the Hills Village President Paul Mulcahy is being challenged by current village trustee Russ Ruzanski. Both candidates are longtime residents of the village and...
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Endorsement: Chapa LaVia, Guzman for Aurora mayor in primaryFeb 26, 2017 12:00 am - Aurora will have a new mayor in 2017 and a crowded field has lined up for the opportunity to lead the state's second-largest city. Four candidates will be on the ballot ...
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The Soapbox: Spruced-up fest in Elgin, finishing early in Glen Ellyn, organic fast food in Rolling Meadows and more.Feb 25, 2017 12:00 am - Art, Soul and a beer tent Give the city of Elgin points for adding some punch to the Art & Soul on the Fox festival with an internationally themed concert, food tru...
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Editorial: Our election duty to get informedFeb 24, 2017 10:00 pm - A candidate in one of the races on the ballot this spring told us the other day that until recently, he wasn't aware that there was an election on April 4. He tried to p...
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Editorial: Rauner right to rip AFSCME strike threatFeb 22, 2017 10:00 pm - If Gov. Bruce Rauner were balking at a contract agreement solely for the purpose of breaking Illinois' largest union, we might have some reason to pause over the announc...
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Editorial: Wheeling case shows why all towns should have strict credit-card policiesFeb 21, 2017 10:00 pm - Better late than never, the adage goes. It's an appropriate saying when discussing the change in policy in the village of Wheeling for elected officials using village cr...