Editorials
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Editorial: The next step in local control of salariesSep 22, 2015 11:00 pm - Editor's Note: An earlier version of this editorial identified a $400,000 bonus that was to be paid to outgoing University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise but f...
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Editorial: Will Aurora's no-sell list curb alcoholism?Sep 22, 2015 6:00 am - The tragedy of chronic, debilitating alcoholism has many faces. Putting aside for a moment the base human tragedy, there is the very public cost of the multiple rides to...
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Editorial: City going wrong way with congestion taxSep 21, 2015 11:00 pm - The city of Chicago finds itself in a deep financial predicament. According to The Associated Press, the city is billions of dollars in debt and the school system suffer...
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Editorial: Digital Age challenges us to be discerning news consumersSep 19, 2015 12:00 pm - You may have read the report that a huge asteroid of the size that wiped out the dinosaurs is heading this way and due to crash into the Atlantic Ocean before the end of...
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Soapbox: Electronics recycling in Naperville, stop signs in Hanover Park, a river walk in St. Charles, Motorola on the move and more.Sep 19, 2015 1:00 am - Idea from West Chicago ... Good for West Chicago High School District 94 Superintendent Douglas Domeracki, who was one of the driving forces behind creation of a...
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Metra's glimmer of hope on fare hikesSep 17, 2015 5:30 am - February was like a big, wet snowball down the collar for Metra riders: Fares went up 10.8 percent on average that month, and the bill for monthly pass holders rose as m...
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Editorial: Government cooperation valuable weapon to fight floodingSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - There was a time when heavy rains and rising waters on the Des Plaines River would send Gurnee village and school officials scurrying to fill sandbags. It seemed beleagu...
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Editorial: The increasing need for suburban housing options for seniorsSep 14, 2015 11:00 pm - The village of Hanover Park is the latest in growing number of communities facing the same issue: a lack of housing for a growing senior population. It's an issue that s...
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Editorial: After the crisis, let's build stable foundation for stateSep 13, 2015 11:00 pm - In a Guest View we published on this page Monday headlined "Getting beyond 'baling wire' to fund government," two Cook County Board members - one a suburban Republican, ...
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Editorial: The Bears, the Cubs and the value of hope over doubtSep 12, 2015 12:00 pm - We were having a conversation the other day about cynicism. One of our editors observed, "A cynic sees obstacles. An optimist sees possibilities." What better time to ta...