Editorials
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Editorial: Playing it smart at summer schoolJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - It's July 17, the temperature is north of 80. Your friends are at the pool, kicking back and getting nothing done. Or working a minimum-wage job to keep busy before scho...
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Editorial: Even in austerity, keep priority on youth mental healthJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - When it comes to discussing funding for addressing the mental health needs of Illinois youth, we have to be realistic. The outlook for advances, perhaps even for stabili...
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Editorial: As a momentous week dawns in Springfield, only blameJul 11, 2015 12:00 pm - Members of the Illinois General Assembly will return to Springfield midweek this week - the Senate on Tuesday, the House on Wednesday - presumably to continue work towar...
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The Soapbox: COD curiosities, blessings in Hoffman Estates, a legend remembered in Kane County and moreJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - Beyond the noise at COD, Part 1: A few weeks ago, there was an uproar about whether College of DuPage Chairwoman Kathy Hamilton violated a board ethics policy by ac...
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Editorial: Ideas shouldn't be shut down by being shouted downJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Ironically, the people packing the room in protest had won the battle before the meeting even started. Mount Prospect Police Chief Tim Janowick had dropped his proposal ...
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Editorial: Reminder for elected leaders: You serve all residentsJul 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Mundelein Mayor Steve Lentz found himself in some hot water after a Fourth of July speech that at times veered more into the sermon category than a patriotic celebration...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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Editorial: Rauner should move quickly to approve courtroom comfort dogsJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Of all the decisions Gov. Bruce Rauner has to make in the coming weeks, one should be a no-brainer. Rauner should quickly sign into law a bill that allows specially tra...
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The Saturday Soapbox: Police hiring and artificial-turf warsJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - Turf war: Glen Ellyn park officials may be taking a bit of a chance by forging ahead with installation of artificial turf on a Newton Park field. A resident-backed ...
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An Independence Day Editorial: America's noisy 239th year of changeJul 03, 2015 11:00 pm - The 239th year of the American experiment has been, no matter your political perspective, a tumultuous one. It's a year that's been marked by momentous Supreme Court rul...