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Letters to the Editor

February 15, 2019 at 12:47 p.m.

Let voters decide on legislative boundary rules The current redistricting system in Illinois allows one party to draw legislative boundaries in such a way as to significantly influence the partisan...

U.S. Postal Service letter carrier Keith Caniff sorts mail on his route in East Grand Rapids, Mich., on Jan. 28, one of the days the polar vortex moved through the Midwest. Some mail service was canceled because the subzero weather was deemed to dangerous.

Speak Out: Doctors need to stop and listen, Carpentersville road woes, Trump’s guilty by association

February 13, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

If you don’t like it, move: For the person who objected to our firefighters shopping for their food, which they pay for out of their pockets, you’re welcome to move...

Airport security personnel were barely going through the motions during the government shutdown, one Speak Out commenter says.

Speak Out: Shutdown made flying a scary proposition, political parties paralyzed by hatred

February 7, 2019 at 7:22 p.m.

Scared at the airport: I flew out of O’Hare airport to a destination on the 9th of January. I don’t want to throw anyone under the bus, that’s why I’m...

Karen Peck, of Naperville, carries signs during the Fox Valley Women's March on Jan. 19 in Geneva.

Speak Out: Ending government programs ends immigration problem, Christians excluded from women’s marches

February 1, 2019 at 1:15 p.m.

Benefit to shutdown: Just think, a permanent government shutdown would end all help programs that draw people to the United States. If we didn’t have these programs that began in...

Zadette Rosado, top left, her partner, Casey Handal, and their children, Payton, left, and Reese, stand next to a Pride flag in their Barrington back yard. When the flag was replaced by an American flag, neighbors showed support by displaying Pride flags on mailboxes and lawns.

Speak Out: Fight hatred with kindness, ‘goofy’ stock market controlled by man behind curtain, more

January 11, 2019 at 1:07 p.m.

Practice kindness in 2019: My wish for 2019 is for the president on down: stop reflecting anger and hatred. Let us all practice kindness. Greet people with a smile. Do...

Elgin woman killed, man critically injured in 3-car crash

May 10, 2019 at 6:42 a.m.

An Elgin woman died in a three-vehicle accident on the city’s east side Tuesday evening, authorities said. Just before 6:30 p.m., Elgin police and firefighters responded to a crash involving...

A memorial for Jemel Roberson was set up Tuesday outside Manny's Blue Room Lounge in Robbins. Roberson, a security guard at Manny's, was subduing a suspect in an earlier shooting at the bar when he was shot and killed by a Midlothian police officer.

Speak Out: U46 should not weigh in on armed staff issue, honor vets by fixing VA, more

December 11, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

U46 should use common sense: I wish school District U46 would use some common sense. It’s not up to them to decide whether school districts should be able to arm...

Letters to the editor

December 12, 2018 at 5:17 a.m.

Roskam helped pass tax reform, jobs act The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was the right legislation at the right time. Job openings, consumer and manufacturing confidence, and small business...

Boys' haircuts today look a lot like the "salad bowl" cuts kids in the Depression, such the actors in the "Our Gang" comedies, used to receive.

Speak Out: Take vapes off the market, U46 wrong to spend money on trips, more

December 12, 2018 at 3:27 a.m.

Retro hairstyle trends It's interesting each new school year what hairstyle the boys have. I see them going past my home. This year the clone cut is what poor kids...

Speak Out: Carriage ban, morality and more

December 12, 2018 at 5:57 p.m.

Demise of Christianity The demise of Christianity in America seems on the horizon being sped along by the immorality of leaders from different denominations. Today’s youth are brought up in...

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