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Nothing like Lake Bluff Opening Day
I’m a sucker for Lake Bluff Baseball’s Opening Day! It’s tiny Lake Bluff at its best, as these wonderful volunteer dads and moms devote ridiculous amounts of time to the lucky kids who play in the Lake Bluff Youth Baseball Association. Most of the games …
Our View: State should be better to business
One business magazine now rates the Badger State’s business climate in 2011 at 17th in the nation. Compare that to Illinois which, in the eyes of the nation’s top CEOs, is ranked 48th.
Springfield passes the buck again
To Springfield Democrats, the gift of elephantine debt on local jurisdictions is merely collateral damage.
A ‘Moneyball’ lesson in life: ‘Get on base’
I’ve decided that the correct answer for just about any question this spring is: “He gets on base.” That answer comes from one of last year’s best movies, “Moneyball.” That simple phrase answers the questions put to Billy Beane, general manager of the Oakland A’s, …
I miss Duke -- and I don’t mean John Wayne
I’ve rarely spoken about Duke, who has been sharing my office for almost 30 years. Duke has always been a beautiful green-and-yellow “Blue Amazon” parrot who loves me and my daughter Wendy, spending lots of time on our shoulders, walking around the office with us. …
We throw a few darts
DART: To pols who still decided to use robocalls in last week’s primary election.
Our View: These icebergs sinking ship of state
Many of these boards and commissions are feel-good, spur-of-the-moment groups impaneled from a knee-jerk reaction to what lawmakers consider an outrage
Shimkus: Senator Kirk is coming back
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed piece submitted by U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Collinsville, regarding the status of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Highland Park, who is in recovery from a stroke he suffered in January. As a member of the Illinois congressional delegation, …
Change in course at Fort Sheridan the right move
Lake County Forest Preserve District commissioners the other day certainly took a divot out of plans to build a nine-hole golf course on the grounds of the former Fort Sheridan.
Trust me: It’s not spring
Okay, it’s time for a major reality check. I’m writing this column outside on a sunny spring afternoon (no, it’s technically not spring as I’m typing…it’s actually early March…) and the temperature is a balmy 78 degrees. I know. What’s the deal? Am I the …
Ax an office
The last time Lake County abolished a countywide office was in November 1978, when voters overwhelmingly axed the auditor’s office.
Our View: Roads safer with new law targeting teens
In an election year when the value of big government will be debated, examined and eviscerated, we bring to your attention at least one instance where government actually does work
Parents must be active listeners with children
There is no more important parenting topic to write about today than how we can help our children cope with the latest tragic death to strike our community. I have personally spoken to many parents this past week, and the recurring question we are asking …
Ranks of Munchkins grow ever smaller
Just as World War II veterans are vanishing, so are the Munchkins! I see that Karl Slover, one of the last known actors in that group of over 100 Munchkins that appeared in “The Wizard of Oz” movie in 1939, just passed away at 93. …
BLASER: Frauds and phonies are nothing new to Springfield
The recent news that a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln hanging in the governor’s mansion in Springfield is a fake proved not only interesting but also somehow appropriate. It was interesting because all things dealing with President Lincoln are, at the very least, “interesting.” Appropriate …
