Editorials
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STAR line can help CN build goodwill in the suburbsJan 11, 2009 10:00 pm - We hope Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano is correct. He told transportation writer Marni Pyke in Sunday's Daily Herald that the STAR line - the suburb-to-suburb rail...
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Yes, ask the voters about Route 53Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid the embarrassment of the Blagojevich fiasco in Springfield, one bit of abiding politics has been almost amusing. In opposing calls for a special election to fill B...
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Is garden plot move worth the cash?Jan 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Does anybody else find this strange? On a day when the city of Naperville announced it was laying off 20 employees, on a day when Walgreen Co. announced plans to slash 1...
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Work ahead with our local electionsJan 08, 2009 10:00 pm - In Carpentersville, current Village President Bill Sarto will be seeking re-election against Trustee Ed Ritter. In Wheeling so far, the race for the top leadership job w...
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Drug court a real win-win propositionJan 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Across the country, more than 1 in 100 adults are locked up in jails or prisons. It's a shocking statistic that one would assume will grow as desperation and depression ...
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Hope even before the honeymoonJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Whatever 2009 holds for the nation's economy - and early indications are not encouraging - President-elect Barack Obama appears committed to confronting them forcefully ...
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Leave race out of choosing senatorJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Let's leave God out of it. Let's leave race out of it. And, heck, if we really want to do what's good for the state of Illinois, let's leave political party out of it. (...
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More interest should mean more voicesJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - This is a tough year for municipalities across the Chicago area. Suburban officials are looking at budget cuts that include layoffs, fewer services and, as a story in to...
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What's hot in 2009? VolunteeringJan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - We enter 2009 with the economy in a tailspin blamed on, among other things, materialism, excessive borrowing and poor judgment. It's no wonder trendspotters predict a c...
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Potholes make us appreciate repavingJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Pothole-less dream: Cries of outrage filled the suburbs this week over potholes big enough to swallow your car, but driving on the previously shredded Busse Road between...