Junk Car War Shows Community Action Across Illinois
The article highlights Wheeling, DuPage County, and Cook County efforts to remove junk cars. Wheeling uses a car crusher with public works help. Cook County uses forest preserve sites. DuPage runs a county-wide program turning wrecks into ski‑hill fill. Strong local examples urge wider imitation.
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Wheeling
Mgr
Matthew Golden
M. O. Horcher
Cook County
Highway Department
Forest Preserve District
Forest Preserve
DuPage County
Blackwell Forest Preserve
County Forest Preserve District
What Doors Do You Slam
An opinion piece urges readers to inspect their own distrust and hostility as signs of a colder society. The author recalls door-to-door fundraising for cerebral palsy, recounting slammed doors and fear, and questions how fear and rudeness spread in daily life.
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Will Rogers
Newspaper Board and Editorial Staff List
The document lists Stuart R. Paddock Jr as President Robert Y. Paddock as Executive Vice President Francis E. Stites as Secretary M.S. Flanders as Treasurer Charles E. Hayes as Editor Daniel E. Baumann as Executive Editor Richard B. Friedman as Managing Editor Kenneth A. Knox as Associate Editor.
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Stuart R. Paddock JR
Robert Y. Paddock
Francis E. Stites
M.S. Flanders
Charles E. Hayes
Daniel E. Baumann
Richard B. Friedman
Kenneth A. Knox
Break for the elderly urged by Roselle leaders
A column advocates senior citizen fee relief and better community care. It notes Roselle and nearby villages reducing senior stickers and urges Bensenville to follow. The piece highlights fixed incomes, Medicare limits, and calls for year round kindness and local support for older residents.
Off the Record and the Reporter’s Dilemma in Bensenville
A journalist reflects on background off the record in reporting and the costs of keeping secrets. The piece weighs trust, ethics, and the risk of losing sources if one prints or withholds quotes. It explores personal struggle with confidentiality and the wish to publish a revealing anecdote about a prominent Bensenville citizen.
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Bensenville
Tax angst of seniors in DuPage County prompts reader questions
A 74 year old asks how seniors with Social Security and savings can meet rising taxes and bills. They urge more 65 plus readers to weigh in, criticize political plans and demand practical solutions rather than shifting costs, noting family strain and broad taxpayer burden. They call for paper to publish and address senior finance concerns.
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DuPage County
Denmark
Abandoned Stations Prompt Village Debate On Dundee Road
A Wheeling village board discussion considered a new gas station on Dundee Road while an abandoned station nearby drew complaints. Anne Slavicek noted Martin Oil Co plans include employee parking behind a fence and landscaped grounds with gasoline and oil sales only.
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Anne Slavicek
Fairness
Wheeling
Dundee Road
Martin Oil Co
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Harcher
DuPage
Critic’s Corner
By Phil Karth
Yippies
Hawks
Doves
You
Phil Kurth
Paddock Publications
H. C. Paddock
Hosea C. Paddock
Stuart R. Paddock
Roselle
Dick Barton
Grace
Willie Mays
Addison
Roselle Village
Los Angeles
Richard Barton
Judy Morris
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