Editorials
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Track slots idea needs discussionDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - There are certainly pros and cons to every suggestion of increased gambling in Illinois. And plenty of people to espouse those views. We think we need to hear from them ...
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Use these tools to keep leaders in checkDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois residents have more tools than ever to keep watch over state government. The latest is Illinois Policy Institute's Illinoisopengov.org, a searchable database th...
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Saturday Soapbox: Kane Co. weathers tough timesDec 04, 2009 10:00 pm - When times get tough: It's been a rough road these last few months in Kane County government, in which the marriage of county board members and the county's elected depa...
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Amid tragedy, lessons in goodnessDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - We know all too well that some of the news in our towns has been much too disturbing lately. There's the Streamwood mother who police say gunned her car and pinned a 17-...
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Get serious about fixing youth prisonDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - It's hard to stomach, but rather easy to see, how the St. Charles youth prison got to be in the shape it's in today. While Illinois policy makers were busy courting seni...
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Now, budget statesmanship neededDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Thanks to the Cook County Board, Todd Stroger has an unusual opportunity to demonstrate the qualities of a statesman. Yes, he has to cut about $200 million in spending f...
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A big step for Round Lake schoolsNov 30, 2009 10:00 pm - Congratulations to Round Lake Unit District 116, which stands to be the first school district to emerge intact from state financial control. Drowning in red ink in 2002 ...
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Shop locally to better your communityNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Black Friday's big box blowout deals are gone. Cyber Monday sales will be over soon, too. Now that the hoopla over what the major retailers say will be their best deal...
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The competitive world that awaits usNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - You don't need to be an economist or sociologist to understand that the world, and our piece of it, has changed. The evidence is all around us. We have gone from an old ...
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Saturday SoapboxNov 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Rushing to season's end: Did you ever notice that it seems like Halloween comes one day, Thanksgiving is the next and before you know it, it's Christmas? Probably has a ...