Editorials
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Now it's time to scale back that taxNov 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Need any more evidence that the 1 percentage point sales tax increase pushed through last year by Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is hurting suburban businesses...
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Saturday Soapbox: Pet Rescue move slow, Mt. Prospect's confusingNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect primary confusion: Mount Prospect will ask voters in the February primary - when no local races will be decided - if they want to go back to a non-primary...
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Moving forward, who shall lead us?Nov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - A week ago, the Legislature sent Gov. Pat Quinn a campaign-finance reform bill that has many important improvements and one major flaw. The bill limits everyone and ever...
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Don't be swayed by corporate pressureNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Many suburban leaders already have an uneasy time with red-light cameras. The cameras make municipalities loads of money at a time when towns are hurting for cash, but d...
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Focus on justice, not studentsNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - One has to wonder whether the tactic taken by the Cook County state's attorney against a group of journalism students is intended to verify their work or to end it. The ...
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Are you bilingual? You can helpNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Do you speak a foreign language? Have you thought about volunteering to help others in need? If you answered yes to those questions, your skills are needed by suburban c...
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Connecting with a new generationNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Text messaging has gotten a lot of bad press lately. Drivers who text. Walloping cell phone bills. Sexting. Disruptions in the classroom. Sleep deprivation. But there's ...
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Learn from experience in H1N1 battleOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - In Lake County, lines stretched for blocks, people stood in the rain for four hours and many seeking the H1N1 vaccine ultimately were turned away. To the south, in DuPag...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Bravo, IDOT: The Illinois Department of Transportation has nixed Elgin's plans to put a red-light camera at Randall Road and Route 72, which had been the most dangerous ...
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'Detente' succeeding in O'Hare fightOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Isn't it encouraging to see what a little old-fashioned communication can accomplish? In Bensenville, it appears to be some protection of local interests. In August, we...