Editorials
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Editorial: Presence of deer another reason to rid driver distractionJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - By all accounts, Elgin police officer James Willson was doing all the right things as a dad and as a motorcyclist on the night of June 23. He was riding his Harley-David...
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Editorial: Taxpayers shouldn't cover parks lobbyist's pensionJun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - The Illinois Association of Park Districts isn't a government agency. It's a private trade organization for park and conservation districts. It isn't accountable to taxp...
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Editorial: Expanding sales tax to advertising is a bad ideaJun 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Bruce Rauner ran as a pro-business, pro-growth candidate for governor. And today, despite being faced with a budget stalemate with the legislature that could lead to a g...
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Editorial: Another arc of history points toward redistrictingJun 28, 2015 11:00 pm - With all the news coming out of the Supreme Court the last few days, it could be easy for Illinoisans to overlook a decision involving politics in Arizona. But make no m...
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Editorial: Now in power, Collins defends COD against 'exaggerations'Jun 27, 2015 2:00 pm - Let us tell you about one of the oddest presentations our editorial board has been called to witness. It took place last week. On the eve of an accreditation inquiry by ...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Editorial: The will needed for our schools to meet Our Promise to Our KidsJun 25, 2015 11:00 pm - In our Monday editorial launching this series of commentaries, we attempted to encourage the public will to meet the high stakes involved in making school successful for...
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Editorial: School's focus on structure builds culture of hopeJun 25, 2015 1:00 am - Kids from poor families have potential, just as all kids have. Many simply don't have the same built-in expectations for school and career or the added backing of parent...
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Editorial: A model for teaching low-income students through sense of communityJun 23, 2015 11:00 pm - The story of Sunny Hill Elementary School is really the story of a bold new model in education. The focus of Tuesday's installment in our Generations at Risk series, Sun...
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Editorial: We can't afford to ignore the low-income students in our schoolsJun 22, 2015 5:00 am - "The stakes," says Kenneth Ender, president of Harper College in Palatine, "are very high." When he says that, Ender is not limiting his view to the comparatively narrow...