Our View: Approve same-sex marriage in Illinois
The General Assembly’s plate is full of major issues as it heads toward the May 31 end of the spring session — pension reform, concealed carry of guns, gambling expansion and same-sex marriage. All are controversial, but the one that should be easiest to approve …
Forum: Oppose change in refinery assessment
We would like to inform the taxpayers of Lockport Township High School District 205 and Will County School District 92 of a potential change in Illinois law regarding oil refinery tax assessment that would have severe financial ramifications for the taxpayers and students of the …
Speak Out for May 23, 2013
It’s nice to see traditions continue such as Homewood-Flossmoor Park District hosting the 10th annual Homewood Railroad Heritage Day. It sounded like a great day for model train buffs.
Our View: New mayor must quit school board
Sharon Rybak, a lifelong resident of Midlothian, was elected mayor April 9 in an upset and pledged to make village government more accessible and transparent. She said she intended to “make a difference” and hoped residents would “give me a chance.” We’re willing to give …
Forum: Backs Cullerton’s pension bill
If we are to have an honest dialogue about Senate Bill 2404, the pension reform legislation sponsored by Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) and supported by the unions representing a half-million workers and retirees affected by the bill, we need to work with facts, not …
Speak Out for May 22, 2013
Thanks to Donna Vickroy for sharing the story of Homewood resident Kathy Austin, who is virtually blind, and her guide dog, Solomon. What an inspiration!
Handy: Education funding reform essential in Illinois
A September 2012 study by the Center for American Progress reaffirmed what we had known for decades — tremendous funding inequity exists between high- and low-poverty school districts in Illinois. We have the second-most inequitable education funding system of any state, largely because of public …
Forum: Let them starve
There are approximately 100 prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba who have chosen to voluntarily starve themselves rather than continue living at the prison. If they feel they cannot handle incarceration and prefer to end it all, that is their right. Maybe some …
Speak Out for May 21, 2013
What’s up with hearing about the Red Line closing for over a week? Are people so dumb that they can’t read signs posted at the train stations or listen to announcements? Why all the TV coverage?
Miller: Much interest in attorney general run but it’s all up to Lisa
One of the worst-kept secrets over the past few weeks is that House Minority Leader Tom Cross has been considering a run for Illinois attorney general. Cross (R-Oswego) has reportedly been asked by state Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka and U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock (R-18th) to …
Forum: Hoarding an official disorder
On Wednesday, after 13 years of revisions, the new DSM-5 will add “hoarding” as an official psychiatric disorder. The addition to “psychiatry’s Bible” will likely lead to increased treatment options for hoarders beause insurance companies often grant coverage based off DSM “codes.” As the 31-year-old …
Speak Out for May 20, 2013
The world would be a much better place if people were as eager to adopt homeless children as they are to take in abandoned puppies.
