Editorials
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The Soapbox: County fair in DuPage, ice cream's back in Mundelein, a Rolling Meadows strip mall controversy and more.Jul 30, 2016 1:00 am - Why they train: The propane plant fire in Gurnee Thursday could have been a massive disaster. But through quick thinking, skill and the coordination of more than 30...
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Editorial: Democrats make compelling show of passion, poise, but still have some convincing to doJul 28, 2016 11:00 pm - The contrast between the Republican National Convention last week and the Democratic National Convention this week could not be more striking - and not merely for the fa...
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Editorial: Blagojevich sentence should not be reducedJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - Just as we should be seeing the best the Democratic Party has to offer this week, we in Illinois got a sad reminder of one of the worst. With Chicago native Michelle Oba...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jul 27, 2016 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ____ July 27 The Philadelphia Inquirer on the Democratic National Convention: Paul Simon's "Bridge Over ...
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Editorial: When mini-investigations result in big reformsJul 27, 2016 1:00 am - Tax watchdog reporting is successful when it opens people's eyes to the excesses and frivolities of government spending. But when that reporting prompts reform in terms ...
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Editorial: The challenge to focus on the future at CODJul 25, 2016 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage's recent past is going to be with the institution for a long time to come. Lawsuits from fired former administrators, including President Robert Br...
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Editorial: Democrats' convention challenge is to show Hillary Clinton can be trustedJul 23, 2016 2:00 pm - Democrats will gather in Philadelphia with a sense of history this week. On Tuesday, they will be the first major party to nominate a woman for president in the 240 year...
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The Soapbox: Bike lanes in Palatine, Narcan in Kane County, health help in Naperville and more.Jul 23, 2016 1:00 am - Read and heed: The new electronic Schaumburg municipal message board is easier to read and makes it more efficient to display important reminders like this week's: ...
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Editorial: GOP convention did little to reassure doubtersJul 21, 2016 11:00 pm - The floor of the Quicken Loans Arena is being swept, taxis are shuttling bleary-eyed conventioneers to Hopkins International and the 2016 Republican convention is over. ...
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O'Hare plan includes hope for western accessJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - The suburbs and Chicago buried the hatchet in 2009 in a long-term feud over the future of O'Hare International Airport, resulting in Bensenville neighborhoods being repl...