While some students in the community are busy raising money to send to orphans in Uganda, others are being put in danger as motorists drive around stopped school buses.
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The Issue: Members have approved $10 million in life-safety bonds, setting up a potential legal conflict with the lone dissenter.
Our View: Residents deserve a say in how this matter is handled. Leaky roofs are not an imminent safety threat.
The Issue: The use of performance-enhancing drugs has been a scourge on professional sports.
Our View: Local and state officials are taking the proper steps to protect the health of our children.
The Issue: Some people try to multitask when they’re in a car just like they do when they’re sitting at their desk at work.
Our View: We commend legislators for making it illegal for drivers to read or send text messages, or use a cell phone in a school zone, and residents should abide by the new laws.
The Issue: Some people try to multitask when they’re in a car just like they do when they’re sitting at their desk at work.
Our View: We commend legislators for making it illegal for drivers to read or send text messages, or use a cell phone in a school zone, and residents should abide by the new laws.
Tuesday was Illinois’ earliest primary election ever. Let’s put that down in the history books and move future primary elections to later in the year.
Get ready for months and months of clashing campaigns, with conflicting talk about the hurt of taxes on one side, and the benefit of the programs they pay for on the other side.
Suburban Life opinions editor Jerry Moore will live blog all day on the primary election.
Check out these election-related letters from residents in the western suburbs.
The Issue: Community High School District 99 just responded to an investigation into a potential violation of the Open Meetings Act.
Our view: Delaying a reply to the Illinois attorney general’s office was disrespectful. District residents deserve better.
The Issue: The recession has hit philanthropic groups particularly hard, in that demand for their services has risen as donations have dropped.
Our view: Those who have the means should make a point this holiday season to help these organizations.
