Editorials
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Still paying for Blagojevich's mistakesOct 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Wouldn't it be nice if every politician was as practical as Teresa Lindner? The 67-year-old Arlington Heights resident takes advantage about once a month of a state law ...
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Dist. 200's secrecy violates public trustOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's school board needs a lesson in accountability. For three weeks, school board President Andy Johnson insisted Superintendent Rich...
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Contact suburban Democrats nowOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - As he promised last week, House Speaker Michael J. Madigan, who also serves as the state's Democratic Party chairman, pushed a bill through a committee Wednesday that li...
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Never discard an unwanted petOct 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Say what you will about the emotional priorities of humans, but there are few things that touch us as deeply as seeing animals in distress. Especially when they're put i...
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Advocate for suburban school projectsOct 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It seems so odd in these troubled financial times to be talking about how to spend $3 billion. But that's where we find ourselves as the state prepares to begin divvying...
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Take politics out of scholarshipsOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers must overhaul the tuition waiver program that permits them to hand out valuable state university scholarships. Over the years, the well-meaning program t...
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A phone call that can save a lifeOct 11, 2009 11:00 pm - When a 30-year-old with autism died as police responded to a call for help at a Des Plaines group home, advocates pushed for a law. Passed in 2007, two years after the ...
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Extend the homebuyer tax creditOct 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Home sales always are a key economic indicator. During times of prosperity, the housing market booms. And as anyone who has tried to sell a house during times of recessi...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - How about a good fall cleaning? If you need motivation to clean out toy rooms to make room for the Christmas windfall, Mundelein High School students are offering it. Th...
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Demand tightening of money spigotOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It's time to sound the alarm again. About six weeks ago, Gov. Pat Quinn stood with the top legislative leaders and vetoed a flawed bill that made a lame attempt to limit...