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  • Guest View: Time to eliminate red-light cameras in Illinois

    The presence of red light cameras at various intersections across the state is a reality most motorists have come to accept as a condition of modern l ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Failed, flawed solution

    To the Editor:Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems (ILCAAAP) leads the statewide ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Our View: Character counted for Mr. Cub

    Most people never will hit 512 home runs in the major leagues, like Ernie Banks did.Most won’t be ch ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Give runners room

    To the Editor:Local drivers, what would you do if there were a box in the road partially in your lan ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Oliver: Stay resolved to make changes this year

    Change is hard, or at least it is for a lot of us.First, we have to admit that we’ve been doing some ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 12:34 am

  • Letter: Pension plan rebuttal

    To the Editor:The pension reform plan outlined in your Jan. 18 editorial, “Our view: Plan B for pens ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Declassify terrorism inquiry

    To the Editor:The day terrorists attacked the Charlie Hebdo office in France, Congressmen Walter Jon ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Our View: Good idea takes root in Marengo

    Marengo officials are considering a novel approach in response to an issue that’s plagued many area communities over the past several years: The infes ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Thanking teachers, police

    To the Editor: Thank you teachers and police. Beginning with teachers, I would like to say a big tha ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Petri: NFL finally dealing with its most serious problem

    The NFL has called this “very serious.”“The Patriots are guilty until proven innocent in the court o ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Miller: Rauner heading toward deep budget cuts

    Gov. Bruce Rauner didn’t completely close the door to higher taxes last week during a speech at the University of Chicago, but he made it very clear w ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 10:59 pm

  • Letter: Sheriff's judgment

    To the Editor:I’m disappointed our new sheriff, Bill Prim, has hired someone like Matt McNamara for ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Brazile: President Obama finally finds his voice

    Back in 1960, then-senator and future President John Kennedy gave a speech about the presidency at the National Press Club. He said:
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Missing from curriculum

    To the Editor:I write to you with heartfelt emotion over the recent curriculum change to Common Core ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • On Campus: Cary-Grove grad Josh Freeman has big goals at SIU

    In a sport where every inch matters, Southern Illinois University junior Josh Freeman admits he is not concerned how far he throws the shot put in mee ...
    Jan. 26, 2015 - 12:21 am

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