Editorials
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Editorial: PADS, housing authority failed to trust public about homeless projectJun 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It would be easy to dismiss the squabble over a plan to move a residential program for chronically homeless people with mental illness into an Ela Township neighborhood ...
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Editorial: Kindness is our high school commencement messageJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - Most of us remember the great American philosopher Henry David Thoreau from our required high school reading. It was there in high school that Thoreau was introduced to ...
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Saturday Soapbox: The road less traveled is marked by orange barrelsJun 06, 2015 1:00 am - The NFL, Hawks and LeBron: Remember when people used to talk about baseball all year round? Our sea of roadwork: We haven't done the math, but it seems like th...
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Editorial: Rauner's wise move to kill the ill-conceived IllianaJun 03, 2015 11:00 pm - The South suburban transportation proposal known as the Illiana Expressway has never gotten much respect from the people who know the region's transportation needs. The...
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Editorial: Judge should recuse himself in Hastert caseJun 03, 2015 2:00 pm - A computer program that assigned the federal case against Dennis Hastert to U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin opened a new can of worms involving the former U.S. House s...
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Editorial: Savor another Cup championship runJun 02, 2015 2:00 pm - It may seem - especially to the youngest of fans - that the Blackhawks will always have a shot at the Stanley Cup. Three Stanley Cup Final appearances in six years will ...
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Editorial: New tools are available on government spending; use themMay 31, 2015 11:00 pm - Analyzing Kane County government spending became easier Monday with the launch of a new web portal that officials say provides "unprecedented access to Kane County's fin...
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Editorial: Thibs, Hastert, Strong and our rush to judgmentMay 31, 2015 1:00 am - If you follow NBA basketball, you've probably got an opinion about the firing of Bulls head coach Tom Thibodeau. We certainly do. We've got an opinion on who's the good ...
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The Soapbox: Denny Hastert, did we hardly know ye?May 28, 2015 11:00 pm - Denny, we hardly knew ye? The indictment of former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert of Plano has been stunning, to be sure. A native son and for so long a pride ...
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...