Editorials
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - News reports this year have painted a picture of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District as an agency engulfed in a bureaucratic morass. The district seems increasi...
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Timing is bad for library proposalsOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Circulation at the St. Charles Public Library has skyrocketed 333 percent in the past 20 years and the number of registered users has shot up 58 percent. The library is ...
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Yes for Lake Zurich roadsOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In deciding the Lake Zurich sales tax increase referendum, voters must choose between minimizing economic woes and maintaining village roads, equipment and facilities. A...
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No to Millburn Dist. 24Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Millburn Elementary District 24 based in Wadsworth is asking voters for a tax rate increase of 73 cents per $100 assessed valuation, a $732 property tax increase for a $...
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COD idea's good, but timing isn'tOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The College of DuPage seeks to borrow $168 million to seed nearly $415 million in construction on the Glen Ellyn campus. It's an attractive idea, from an institution tha...
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Closer, but still 'no' in BataviaOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, the Batavia Park District wanted $36 million to build a recreation center and rehab the quarry beach, which would have significantly raised taxes. We rec...
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DuPage Forest Preserve District 2: DenkOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage Forest Preserve District 2 Commissioner Joe Cantore is campaigning for a third term on having fulfilled promises made in his first run for the office. But the Oa...
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Naperville Township waste deal a slam dunkOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a ballot question that actually might save the taxpayer some money. Many of the 8,500 residents in unincorporated Naperville Township are on their own to work out...
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Vote 'No' on recall in Buffalo GroveOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - As we indicated several months ago when the Buffalo Grove village board first proposed a measure to permit the recall of elected officials, we are troubled by the concep...
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No to Grafton town hallOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Saying Grafton Township government is in disarray is an understatement on par with suggesting that passengers on the Titanic could have had a more comfortable voyage. M...