Editorials
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A creative way to do more for lessApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Call it a vote for fiscal restraint. It came last week in Hainesville, where village officials decided to live within their means and replace, rather than expand, the tw...
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Be alert and keep work zones safeApr 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Two-hour trips on the Eisenhower Expressway. Lane closures on I-355. Construction on roads that otherwise might be used as alternates from both of those projects. It's e...
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Lawmakers, please don't forget jobsApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a safe bet that everyone reading this knows someone who is out of work. Illinois' unemployment rate reached 11.4 percent in February, continuing to leave the nation...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Leave the FOIA law alone: Members of the Illinois Senate should know we'll be watching this week if Aurora state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia's assault on the Freedom ...
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The secrecy must stop at Lake ParkApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - What in the world is up with all the mystery at Lake Park High School District 108? On Wednesday, Superintendent John Butts suddenly said he was leaving with more than t...
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There's still time for true redistricting reformApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - State Sens. Michael Bond of Grayslake, Susan Garrett of Lake Forest, Linda Holmes of Aurora, Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge, Michael Noland of Elgin and Arthur Wilhelmi of J...
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Democracy just beginning in Dist. 15Apr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - The disconsolate tone was unmistakable in Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Superintendent Dan Lukich's comment following a successful petition drive to force a r...
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Seeking a happily ever after for petsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A happy ending. That's what everyone wanted for the animals freed from Pet Rescue, now closed after operators were charged with abuse, stripped of their license and accu...
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Concessions, pay freezes good movesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Each week it seems another local school board details plans to make significant budget cuts and in many cases lay off teachers. With the state way behind in what it shou...
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Public safety, civil liberties and the lawApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - With overwhelming odds that sex offenders will strike again, it's hard to understand why someone like Gary Welsh should ever be free. At the same time, once someone has ...