Articles filed under Politics
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Editorial: The Mendoza line on legislators payMar 25, 2017 2:00 pm - The popular idea that Illinois legislators should see their paychecks penalized when failing to ensure that all the state's other creditors get paid is not a new one. No...
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Constable: If only elections were like March MadnessMar 23, 2017 5:30 am - Today's news is dominated by more madness spewing from our political pipeline and the welcome distraction of the NCAA basketball tournament's March Madness. So it seems ...
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Endorsement: Yes to increase taxes for Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue DistrictMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Faced with the expectation that ever-rising charges to contract with St. Charles for service would soon leave it insolvent, the Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue Distr...
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Endorsement: Yes to more open space in Kane CountyMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District leaders are asking voters April 4 to approve $50 million in loans to buy about 2,000 to 2,500 acres at locations to be determined la...
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Endosement: Yes to merge Lisle, Naperville township road districtsMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - The idea of consolidating governmental services is usually a good one, and that's why we look kindly on the April 4 referendum question seeking to merge the Lisle and Na...
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Endorsement: Rezwanul Haque for StreamwoodMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Rezwanul Haque and Lawrence Schmidt are write-in candidates for the two-year Streamwood village board seat that once belonged to Trustee Guy Patterson, who died in June ...
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Endorsement: Yes to eliminate Hanover Township Road District and highway commissionerMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - One of the biggest roadblocks to consolidation in Illinois' complex and bloated aggregation of government bodies is the reluctance of the bodies themselves to surrender ...
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Endorsement: Yes to address crowding at Hawthorn Elementary District 73Mar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Growing pains, already severe, appear to be a fact of life for the foreseeable future at Hawthorn Elementary District 73, based in Vernon Hills, so the district is comin...
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Endorsement: Yes on Wheaton-Warrenville District 200 construction projectsMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - Four years ago, Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 asked voters to approve a $17.6 million property tax increase to finance construction of a new Jefferson Early Chil...
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Endorsement: Yes to upgrade Villa Park libraryMar 22, 2017 1:00 am - In 2008 when the economy was in free fall, the Villa Park Library board asked voters for $23 million to building a new library. You can guess what happened. Chalking tha...