Editorials
-
Thompson will attempt to shake the status quoOct 31, 2021 5:22 pm - When Fred Thompson makes his entrance into the Republican presidential race, he will try to shake up the establishment candidates of both parties by depicting a nation i...
-
Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsOct 31, 2021 5:21 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...
-
Two key points emerge from woes in home mortgagesOct 31, 2021 5:16 pm - Exactly a century ago, panic seized financial markets. The collateral for perhaps half the bank loans in New York was securities whose values had been inflated by specul...
-
This group earned pink slips, not raisesOct 31, 2021 5:15 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
-
Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:08 pm - Bigger police force needs funding: A jump in felony arrests in 2006 meant Villa Park police had to work longer hours to investigate those cases. Now some village trustee...
-
Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:04 pm - Thinking and acting locally: Harsh experience, from 9/11 to Hurricane Katrina, has made it clear that local response will be absolutely critical in future disasters, whe...
-
Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:08 pm - Swifter justice: The six-month reviews are in, and they are generally positive for the Lake County Circuit Court's reorganization of its misdemeanor cases. Where misdeme...
-
Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:07 pm - Small lots, big issue: Land costs money. And land in Naperville usually costs more than other places. Naperville neighborhoods are dotted with small empty parcels that c...
-
Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:06 pm - Doing it right matters: For the fourth year in a row, the village of Huntley won a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government F...
-
Saturday SoapboxOct 31, 2021 5:05 pm - Going, going gone: There's nothing quite like the Internet for spreading the word, it seems, even about stray animals. Since Kane County's new animal shelter started lis...