Editorials
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Editorial: Second try on fantasy sports betting will need to be strongerMay 30, 2016 11:00 pm - It's back to the drawing board for fantasy sports betting in Illinois as lawmakers this week dropped a bid to legalize - and therefore, legitimize - the booming business...
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Editorial: Saluting suburban standouts on the national stageMay 30, 2016 3:00 pm - It can be very scary to stand in the bright national spotlight. The competition is fierce, and the skill of those who reach that elite level is amazingly high. And, then...
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The Soapbox: A special retirement in Elgin U-46, questionable doubts in Rolling Meadows, encouraging clean energy in Naperville and more.May 28, 2016 1:00 am - Got talent? Suburban Chicago's Got Talent is back, and the summerlong competition is seeking acts to audition. The prizes and experience can help launch a career, a...
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Editorial: Palatine District 15 fails transparency test on teacher contractMay 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Six weeks after the school board voted to ratify a historic 10-year contract with teachers in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, officials in the district finally...
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Editorial: Lessons of East Aurora - First stop the bleedingMay 25, 2016 11:00 pm - More than a quarter of high school students at East Aurora are chronically truant. Only 64 percent of seniors graduated in 2015 - and that's an improvement. There are no...
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Airport lines aren't the biggest worryMay 24, 2016 11:00 pm - On the day EgyptAir Flight 804 crashed in what could be a terror attack, Transportation Security Administration honchos were at Chicago's Midway Airport trying to push t...
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Editorial: Troubling signs with Route 53's Lake County extension at a crossroadsMay 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Pipe dream or delayed reality? That's the question the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority needs to answer this week about the long-debated Route 53 highway extension ...
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Editorial: The pure politics behind automatic voter registrationMay 22, 2016 11:00 pm - The occasional drives to make it easier for people to vote sound like extremely democratic things. They're a bit like Mom and apple pie. Who could possibly oppose them? ...
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Editorial: Elgin mural discussion needed, but it's a decade lateMay 21, 2016 2:00 pm - For at least 10 years, no one publicly questioned a mural placed in downtown Elgin. With no sign explaining it, those who passed it on a pedestrian walkway were unaware ...
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The Soapbox: Help for troubled kids in Palatine, business learning in Naperville, a good cause in Hampshire and more.May 20, 2016 11:00 pm - Graduating on time: St. Charles school administrators are pulling out the stops to ensure students graduate from high s®chool. Starting this fall, at-risk students ...