Editorials
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Our view: Our campaign advice for Gov. Bruce RaunerNov 01, 2017 1:00 am - Today, we offer some advice for Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, who recently announced he's running for re-election. Our advice probably will come across as critical. We pre...
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Our view: Teachers have unique chance to shape, mold futureOct 27, 2017 1:00 am - Of the 127,000 or so teachers in Illinois schools, likely between 2,000 and 3,000 started this school year as their last. We talked to a few of them about what their car...
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Our view: What the Weinstein debacle says about harassmentOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - What does the debacle surrounding the downfall of Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein show us? For one, even though it has been 42 years since the term "sexual harassment" ...
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Our view: Running out of words to express outrage, sorrowOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Let's get the necessaries out of the way first. Whatever his political or social affiliations, the Las Vegas shooter was a minuscule blip in the population of people ho...
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Our view: Nobody's on topic anymore, but everyone has something to saySep 29, 2017 1:00 am - "We need to talk." It's one of the most dreaded phrases in the English language. But when said, it's usually true. Just as true and just as dreaded, is its natural corol...
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Our view: School reform bill shows how far we've comeAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - We were worried that school funding reform would never come. Presuming the governor signs the bill on Thursday as he said he will do, it is upon us. There is a tendency ...
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Our view: Another veto, another missed opportunityAug 25, 2017 1:00 am - We can understand why Gov. Bruce Rauner senses a whiff of political partisanship around a bill that would enable more of a real-time look at the state's debt picture. Bu...
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Our view: Coming Monday, a gift straight from the cosmosAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - Monday more than ever, we wish for clear skies. As Julie Zauzmer forecast in a mesmerizing lead to a story in The Washington Post, "In the middle of the day, the sky wil...
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Our view: The choice is clear, either govern or campaignJul 15, 2017 1:00 am - Having at last produced a state budget, Illinois' leaders have a choice to make. They can govern, or they can campaign for the 2018 elections. Early indications appear t...
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Our view: Reluctantly, tax hike is the right moveJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - In 2011, when the state income tax temporarily went up to 5 percent, it was wrong, an error that didn't get rectified until the tax expired in 2015. Today, we reluctantl...