Editorials
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Suburbs need voice in O’Hare talksApr 04, 2012 5:00 am - Last year when United Airlines, American Airlines and the city of Chicago were fighting anew over the modernization project at O’Hare International Airport, we were uneq...
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Make transparency a spur to actionApr 03, 2012 5:00 am - It seems safe to assume that, thanks to the Internet, Illinois citizens today have greater and easier access to the facts of government than they’ve ever had before. Tha...
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Editorial: Amend state constitution to curb judges’ payApr 02, 2012 5:00 am - Judges do important work. There is no question about that. They underpin our rule of law. Don’t get us wrong. We have the utmost respect for what they do. We appreciate...
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The court, health care and a call for statesmanshipApr 01, 2012 5:00 am - Perhaps the nation's most sweeping single legislative issue of the past half-century finally has had its day in court. Now, we wait. Nine Supreme Court justices will, in...
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The SoapboxMar 30, 2012 10:45 pm - Hit the jackpot? Well, did ya win? Did ya? Did ya? Yeah, neither did we. Oh well. Then again ... One or two people may have proved themselves “geniuses” by turning a few...
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Solid case for a Naperville clinicMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - A proposal for a reproductive fertility clinic near downtown Naperville sparked surprising opposition at a recent city council meeting. The physician seeking to build t...
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School safety measure now up to Senate44Mar 28, 2012 6:45 pm - There is no guarantee that a proposed law working its way through the General Assembly would have spared teacher Carolyn Gilbert the unprovoked knife attack by a student...
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Editorial: Cellphone ban for drivers neededMar 28, 2012 5:00 am - Late last year, we said the tide in attitudes was shifting and a ban on cellphone use while driving may be in the best interest of all. Fast forward to today, and the Il...
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Editorial: Voters have spoken, officials must listenMar 27, 2012 5:00 am - It is the job of the voters to let their elected officials know how they want tax money spent. It’s the job of the officials to listen. In several suburbs with referendu...
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We all must remember bullying can damageMar 26, 2012 5:35 am - It’s easy for those of us in middle age to see all this fuss about bullying and think it’s all silly. Kids picked on kids when we were young. Toughen up and get over it,...