Editorials
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Editorial: Need grows for suburban group homesJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - Drive down the streets in Naperville’s Historic District and you will see large, beautiful homes in an idyllic suburban setting. But one of those houses is a home for tr...
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Editorial: The broad reach of some resolutionsJan 02, 2013 8:00 am - Welcome, new year. While many of the troubles that persisted in 2012 will linger, there’s something refreshing about the chance to start anew each January. In the past w...
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Editorial: When the business of sports affects fansJan 01, 2013 12:56 pm - It’s days like this that remind that sports is big business. After failing to lead the Bears to the playoffs for five of the last six seasons, Lovie Smith was shown the ...
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Editorial: Framework exists for pension reform solution; seize itDec 31, 2012 4:00 am - The Illinois House and Senate have tinkered with their original schedule and that tinkering makes us a little nervous about what they may have up their sleeves. But the ...
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Editorial: Pension crisis: The particular abuse of the taxpaperDec 30, 2012 4:00 am - For the past several days, we’ve tried to talk dispassionately as we’ve offered advice about the public pension crisis Illinois has yet to solve. In trying to be a voice...
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Editorial: Pension reform must address COLAsDec 28, 2012 4:00 am - It's become a foregone conclusion that nearly all of us will have to share the cost of cleaning up Illinois' pension mess. That, sadly, includes taxpayers, who will face...
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Editorial: Mandated payments key to viable pension fundsDec 27, 2012 4:30 am - By now, we know how it got to this point. The state's pension problem wasn't created overnight, and it didn't happen because someone failed to add or subtract correctly....
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Editorial: Don't let opportunity for pension reform slip byDec 25, 2012 10:00 pm - The election is over. The holidays will soon be over. In a week's time, legislators will head back to Springfield for a lame-duck session that should have pension reform...
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Editorial: The enduring presence of peaceDec 25, 2012 4:00 am - Peace on earth. Good will toward men. They had their challenges in the suburbs and around the world in 2012. In the land of Christ’s birth, tension between the Palestini...
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Editorial: The re-emerging joy of big ideasDec 24, 2012 4:00 am - Here’s a bit of positive news to reflect on this Christmas Eve morning: Development is returning to the vernacular of community planners in the suburbs. Of course, it’s ...