Editorials
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Lake County should review, tighten p-card programMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - It’s no surprise that residents in Illinois and elsewhere are growing more mindful about waste and mismanagement in government these days. The weak economy and reports o...
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Pass the bill to keep Sears in the suburbsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - The business world is complicated, so we can't lay the recent leveraging of Illinois businesses solely at the feet of last year's state tax increases. A multiplicity of ...
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Still looking for budget cooperationMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - You have to give politicians in Springfield credit. Seriously. Whether Republican or Democrat, they’re making the kind of public statements these days that show they’re ...
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Fortner bill would restrain independent candidaciesMay 08, 2011 12:00 am - In his farewell message from the presidency, George Washington, the father of our country, issued a warning that has been all but ignored in the decades since. A noble a...
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The SoapboxMay 07, 2011 12:00 am - We can see clearly now: We've applauded DuPage County in the past for the broad access to information its website affords visitors. It's time to do the same for Kan...
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End candidates’ hide-the-cash power grabMay 05, 2011 12:00 am - State lawmakers passed a law aimed at improving campaign finance disclosure that took effect in January. They patted themselves on the back and then quickly scurried off...
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Tollway naming rights worth exploringMay 04, 2011 12:00 am - Drive along I-90/94 in Chicago and you go past U.S. Cellular Field while on the Dan Ryan Expressway and see the signs to United Center and Wrigley Field while on the Ken...
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Sensible action on immigration enforcementMay 03, 2011 11:00 pm - In government, sustaining an ineffective program is always imprudent. When money is tight, it's senseless. Yet, until Wednesday, 26 counties in Illinois were chained to ...
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A lesson for terrorists told in silence and roarMay 03, 2011 12:00 am - For many of us in the suburbs, one of the most resounding features of those haunting days after Sept. 11, 2001, was the silence in the sky. In a region where — from near...
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Seize the chance to reform workers’ compensation lawsMay 02, 2011 12:00 am - It may seem a bit naive to suggest that in the face of a $15 billion budget deficit and a looming pension crisis, the legislature has a rare window of opportunity to add...