Editorials
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The Soapbox: Fairs, pets and dragonfliesJul 25, 2015 6:00 am - Let's break ground now: If you were among the 14,000 people at the Elgin Sports Complex last weekend, the single entrance/exit makes leaving the parking lot feel l...
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Editorial: The jailhouse death of Sandra BlandJul 25, 2015 1:00 am - We don't know what happened inside the Texas jail cell where Sandra Bland died two weeks ago. What we know is that her death was both tragic and provocative. What is all...
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Editorial: Wheeling decision marks a step forward for write-in votesJul 24, 2015 5:22 am - In declaring Joe Vito the winner of the third and final Wheeling Village Board seat on Wednesday, Cook County Circuit Judge Alfred Paul has done two important things. He...
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Editorial: We like Bartholomew, but $22,000 is too big a raiseJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Suburban taxpayers, you better watch out. That's because Des Plaines City Council members just gave City Manager Mike Bartholomew a $22,000 raise. They cited a tried-an...
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Editorial: Much more work needed in heroin battleJul 22, 2015 6:00 am - This is a tough editorial to write. For the last year, we've had occasional stories on people in the trenches, fighting their own heroin addiction or helping others in t...
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Editorial: Time to talk about cell towers, public landJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - The idea of allowing cell towers on Lake County Forest Preserve District land was mentioned four years ago as a possible revenue generator. It was not seriously consider...
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Editorial: Where is negotiation on state budget?Jul 18, 2015 2:00 pm - What passes for a week's worth of work in Springfield ended Friday virtually no further ahead of where it began. Yes, both Houses managed to approve a grandstanding and ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Sun City quilters in Huntley, a Ranger remembered in Grayslake, inspiration in Schaumburg and moreJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - Love these Sew 'n Sews: We love the name of the Sun City-Huntley Sew 'n Sews, but we love even more the good they do. It took 15 years, but members, ages 55 to 89, ...
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Editorial: Council woman's departure emphasizes the challenge of diverse leadership in the suburbsJul 15, 2015 11:00 pm - By all accounts, including our own 2013 endorsements, Denise Barreto has served with distinction as a Lake in the Hills village trustee. And as an African-American woman...
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Editorial: Schaumburg's proposed drone law appropriately restrainedJul 14, 2015 11:00 pm - What's the biggest risk from the kinds of remote-controlled civilian drones that increasingly dot the suburban airspace? That they'll peer in your window, invading your ...