Editorials
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Should power to pardon be limited?Jun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - On Thursday, we used this space to provide our early two cents on an apparent effort George Ryan's attorneys will make to persuade President Bush to commute his sentence...
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State's stance on silence makes no senseJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It's hard to understand, sometimes, what the Legislature gets done when we continually see how much it can't get done. Last year, for example, a stalemate on the budget ...
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City wise to further study HemmensMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - We've hammered city leaders pretty well over the last couple years for failures to provide adequate basic services like swift snow removal and leaf pickup, and we've bee...
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Time to crack down on plagiarismMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - He's always struggled with his grades, and now another big report is due. Knowing this could be the difference between failing the class or not, he cheats. He takes some...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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School board president shouldn't 'take the hit' aloneMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - After Gavin Elementary District 37 board President Barb Mende negotiated a contract to move classroom equipment back into beleaguered Gavin Central School two years ago...
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Whole (Foods) new viewMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - It's still a ways off, but the new Whole Foods in Schaumburg moved closer to reality this week with the village's formal approval of the plans and the imminent demolitio...
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Feeling our financial painMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - In a move rarely seen by government at all levels this year, DuPage County Board members this week decided to freeze their pay for the next four years. They also cut sti...
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More than just a riverboatMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - Sean Davis hopes to open the restaurant Mad Maggie's in downtown Elgin this summer. It will feature more than good eats, outdoor seats and live beats. It's another sign ...
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Get fed up with our state officialsMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - We can't recall a time when there wasn't questionable spending in last-minute state budget and construction plans that never get publicly vetted. Watch out. You might no...