Editorials
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A newspaper has a duty to make political endorsementsJan 29, 2012 4:00 am - Shortly, we will begin providing endorsements in the 2012 primary elections, issuing recommendations in most contested races in a tradition that dates back as long as ou...
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The SoapboxJan 28, 2012 4:00 am - Small steps matter Angered that insurance wouldn’t cover a $3,200 genetic test, breast cancer survivor Sharon Hower of Itasca did more than get angry. She started a nonp...
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State should back off of wage pushJan 27, 2012 8:00 am - It’s not hard to understand the philosophical justification for requiring public bodies to pay a “prevailing wage” for the contracted public works jobs they undertake. T...
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Cameras fitting for modern courtroomJan 25, 2012 11:00 pm - The dispute is clear-cut and easy to understand, the opposing parties outraged, the lawyers showmen and the judge alternately stern and chatty. After a half-hour of dram...
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What we can learn from Kirk’s strokeJan 25, 2012 4:00 am - Doctors had good news Tuesday for friends, family and constituents of Sen. Mark Kirk, saying he is able to talk and is breathing on his own after suffering a stroke on t...
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Honoring behind-the-scenes public serviceJan 24, 2012 4:00 am - When you think about local public servants, who comes to mind? For most people, it’s probably the elected officials who serve on village, school, park, township or libra...
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Arm yourself against the addiction scourgeJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - If you believe you and your loved ones are immune, you’re wrong. We’ve been writing about the Hidden Scourge of heroin and other addictions for more than a decade now. T...
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The untimely death of Jane Addams' Hull House AssociationJan 22, 2012 3:30 am - We were struck Thursday by how comparatively little attention greeted the announced death of the Jane Addams Hull House Association. Many of us in the suburbs, of course...
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The SoapboxJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Really, Rosemary? Des Plaines Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan finds herself waging a write-in bid against two others to try to keep the seat she’s held since 19...
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Are bus lanes more realistic than a STAR line?Jan 20, 2012 4:00 am - It is one job of government to dream, to conceive of economic development regions, housing developments and public parks, buildings and highways. But does it really have...