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Springfield bill to make rideshare more expensive

Do you like paying higher prices for ridesharing services? No? Well apparently, Springfield's position is, "too bad, pay up."

By Phil Melin | Apr 28, 2023

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State lawmakers must reduce back-breaking regulations on small employers

Operating a small business within the parameters of Illinois' ever-thickening regulatory code is becoming so complicated that it may not be feasible to remain profitable in the near future.

By Dale Collier Jr. | Dec 20, 2022

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Morrison: 'Shame on Paddock Publications for giving in to JB Pritzker’s temper tantrum'

By State Rep. Tom Morrrison (R-Palatine) | Sep 23, 2022

Shame on Paddock Publications for giving in to JB Pritzker’s temper tantrum.

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OPINION: Severino for Congress

By Steve Cortes | May 12, 2022

Democrats take for granted the north suburbs of Chicago, but in this wave election year of 2022, Joe Severino stands ready to score a big upset and win the Tenth Congressional District of Illinois.

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Op-ed: Gas tax gouging—Illinois and Cook County increase pain at the pump

By Matt Podgorski | Mar 22, 2022

Today’s gas prices are up 60% since just 2 years ago—an enormous hit to the average family and small business. But the story is even worse in Illinois, and especially Chicago and Cook County.

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Op-ed: Peter Kopsaftis

By Jim Whisler | Jun 25, 2021

Illinois legislators need to wake up to the fact that their actions have consequences.

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Letter to the Editor: 'To my Burr Ridge neighbors, I humbly ask you to vote 'no' on the April 6 public referendum.'

By Patricia A. Davis | Mar 22, 2021

On the ballot is an important referendum for Burr Ridge residents to consider: whether or not to grant Mayor Gary Grasso a 100% raise in salary, from $6,000/year currently to $12,000/year.

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Letter to the Editor: Illinois lawmakers continue to make life difficult for small businesses

By Al Panico | Sep 29, 2020

COVID-19 is impacting everyone’s lives across the United States, especially in Illinois. Businesses are struggling to stay open and juggle the new health protocols for employees and customers. As a small business owner, I am especially grateful to be open. But Illinois lawmakers continue to make life difficult for small businesses like mine.

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Letter to the editor: Put caps on the amount that the court can award for different cases

By Ray Kincaid | Mar 12, 2020

As a small business owner, I risk facing a lawsuit every time I open up my doors. Lawsuits can exceed my insurance limits and could even destroy my business due to the legal costs associated with handling and settling such claims.

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Letter to the editor: Taxpayer Revolt

By Commissioner Sean M. Morrison, 17th District, Cook County | Oct 22, 2017

A taxpayer revolt has taken place in Cook County. The outrage wasn’t just about soda but a mandate against the repressive effects of cumulative taxation policies burdening the welfare of hard working families throughout Cook County.

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Letter to the editor: New Trier High School avoids diversity like the plague

By Letter to the Editor | Feb 8, 2017

It should be obvious that it’s not ideological diversity that we find in government schools today. It’s ideological incest committed by leftists. And the kind of de facto censorship of conservative ideas that is corrupting New Trier’s All-School Seminar Day is what transmogrifies education into indoctrination.

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Editorial: Authoritarians at the gate: How one high school is ripping its community apart

By Mark Glennon, Wirepoints | Feb 6, 2017

Not since the Vietnam War have I seen as much strife and personal hostility within an otherwise friendly community.

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Letter to the editor: Why are our taxes so high?

By Dale and Jim Wyant | Jan 22, 2016

We would like to publicly thank the current D36 School Board for not increasing the tax levy the maximum allowable under law as recommended by the administration at December’s board meeting.