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Proposed cigarette tax to save lives, raise money

By Respiratory Health Assoc. of Metropolitan Chicago | May 15 at 12:15 p.m.

May 15, 2012 Dear Editor, Cigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, and more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to … Read more ›

Momma Cuisine at WGN Midday News for the Lunchbreak segment.
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Momma Cuisine: Visiting WGN Midday News

By Johanna M. Cook | April 19 at 11:09 p.m.

Last Wednesday April 11, 2012, I was a guest on the WGN Midday News Lunchbreak segment with anchor Dina Biar, showcasing some of my Great … Read more ›

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Obama is unprecedented in setting precedents as Federal Appeals Court orders explanation

By 1776 Patriot | April 3 at 11:38 p.m.

Let me get this straight, President Barack Obama thinks it would be unprecedented for the Supreme Court to find a law unconstitutional, right? In particular, … Read more ›

Back Talk: Talkin’ ’bout my generation

Jan. 16 at 5:32 p.m.

TribLocal and The Mash, the Chicago Tribune’s weekly newspaper and website serving teenagers in the city and suburbs, recently asked area high school students about … Read more ›

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$$ D-211 $$ Self Serving School Board?

By John Parker | Oct. 29, 2011 at 9:56 a.m.

As I said at the meeting, video taping the meeting only requires a cam quarter, tripod and a person to hit the on button. Would … Read more ›

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D-211 votes against making the school board more transparent

By John Parker | Oct. 29, 2011 at 9:50 a.m.

To George Brant D-211 VP, I find no value to giving administrators another 167 thousand in increases. This money would have been better spent informing … Read more ›

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SWANCC: Business as Usual

By Peggy Macenas | Sep. 7, 2011 at 11:35 a.m.

The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) recently hired a new executive director just months after the former executive director was charged with … Read more ›

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More is More Mom: Chicago Tribune's Triblocal Charity of Choice….the Aurora Flyers!

By Vanessa Nunley | July 31, 2011 at 11:24 p.m.

As the More is More Mom®, I’m all about…….more Chicago Tribune’s Triblocal Charity of Choice contest! I was sooooo excited this weekend; I was scrolling … Read more ›

Leo Kirwan, chairman of the board of directors for the Evanston-based Over the Rainbow Association, sits in front of the association's Hill-Arboretum apartment complex in Evanston.
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Op-Ed: Increasing Disabled Housing While Decreasing State’s Debt

By Dave Silbar | July 8, 2011 at 3:53 p.m.

By Leo Kirwan When you hear Illinois state budget, what’s the first word that comes to mind? Over-extended? Disastrous? Crisis? What if our State could … Read more ›

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Survey Says…Dold Out of Touch on Environmental Issues in the 10th Congressional District Illinois

By Kim Rodriguez | Feb. 25, 2011 at 10:09 a.m.

A survey done by the National Resources Defense Council indicates that Illinois 10th District Congressman Bob Dold is badly out of touch with his district’s … Read more ›

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