Articles filed under Politics
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Endorsements: Bianco, Feryance, Torossy for Wauconda Unit District 118 school boardMar 10, 2019 1:00 am - Updated 3/12 to correct spelling of Kathleen Bianco. Wauconda Unit District 118 voters have all good choices in the four candidates running for three 4-years terms ...
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Endorsement for Barrington Unit District 220: Altshuler, Collister-Lazzari, WilcoxMar 10, 2019 1:00 am - The focus in Barrington Unit District 220 leading up to the April 2 election is on the district's ambitious referendum asking for $185 million for renovations and buildi...
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Endorsements: Devereux, Kerr, Thommes, Porter for U-46 school boardMar 10, 2019 1:00 am - We have long believed that education is the great equalizer and that as citizens, we have an obligation not only to our youth but also to the community to invest in good...
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In addition to fairness, Illinois needs stability in tax systemMar 10, 2019 12:00 am - By Ralph Martire Guest columnist Too often, major policy initiatives get framed as "either-or" propositions. This is understandable, given how politically driven the le...
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Communities lose when newspapers die or slide into declineMar 10, 2019 12:00 am - It is a story of corruption that will stay secret, politicians who will need fewer votes to win, even dangerous communicable diseases that will spread faster as our best...
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Endorsements: Nesvacil, Owen for Arlington Heights Park BoardMar 09, 2019 1:00 am - Three candidates are running in the April 2 election for two seats on the board of the Arlington Heights Park District, one of the oldest and largest park districts in t...
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Endorsements: Andrejek, Bisesi, Cooley, Ennis for Rolling Meadows Park CommissionerMar 09, 2019 1:00 am - In some communities, park board races have trouble generating qualified candidates. In the Rolling Meadows Park District, five people are running for four seats and ever...
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Endorsement: H. William Schmidt for Glendale Heights City Council in District 1.Mar 08, 2019 1:00 am - The race for a Glendale Heights City Council seat in District 1 is a rematch of sorts between H. William Schmidt and Edward Pope. In 2011, we endorsed Pope - then a 10-y...
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Endorsements: Cleek, Fievet, Finfer, Sonali for Hawthorn District 73 school boardMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - In Hawthorn Elementary District 73, six people are running for four 4-year terms on the school board. They include Robin Cleek and Sonali Patil, who are seeking their se...
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Progressively worse: Pritzker's tax push has a dangerous precedentMar 08, 2019 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker took his first steps toward axing Illinois' flat income tax protection this week. His administration began building a roll call on what will be one of...