Editorials
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Editorial: The legacy of Stu Paddock, 10 years after his passingApr 15, 2012 5:00 am - Ask around the newsroom for recollections of Stu Paddock, and invariably the responses center on his little acts of kindness. Probably the most famous anecdote is the on...
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The SoapboxApr 14, 2012 1:00 am - Big ray of hope: In a huge suburban sign of economic recovery, developers Dwight and Ruth Yackley are launching a $30 million expansion of their upscale Main Street Prom...
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Remember: A killing is tragedy enoughApr 13, 2012 6:14 am - A man with a gun sees a suspicious character. Shouts follow. Shots are fired. A teenager lies dead on the street, and his family criticizes authorities as too easy on hi...
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The no-good-answer dilemma on Rt. 53Apr 12, 2012 9:31 am - Just when it seemed the way had been cleared for the long-envisioned extension of Route 53 through Lake County, officials find themselves facing up to $2.5 billion in un...
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An important step in recyclingApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Tight budgets, cuts in social services, rising property taxes and road congestion are a few critical issues on a list that seems endless and overwhelming. With no shorta...
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Why add nine more Cook judges?Apr 09, 2012 10:07 am - Right now, 272 full circuit court judges in Cook County are in the process of casting secret ballots to select nine new associate judges. The judicial vacancies are abou...
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Editorial: Obama shouldn’t politicize Supreme Court rulingApr 08, 2012 5:00 am - In the decades that have passed since the creation of the union, the U.S. Supreme Court has entered a number of controversial decisions. (The inexplicable one last week ...
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The SoapboxApr 07, 2012 5:00 am - Creative solution: It might have been tempting in the throes of budget cuts for Indian Prairie Unit District 204 to just scuttle its middle school soccer program. Instea...
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Staying vigilant on synthetic drugsApr 06, 2012 5:00 am - When the General Assembly enacted a law prohibiting the sale of hallucinogenic “bath salts” last year and followed that up with a prohibition of synthetic marijuana, eff...
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Your chance to scrutinize townshipsApr 05, 2012 5:00 am - Anyone who’s been to a school board or city council meeting knows the drill: People in the audience get to comment on an issue, then the board votes. It’s not often that...