Good Neighbor Plan Could Buy HUD Foreclosures for a Dollar
Editorial argues HUD plan to transfer up to 3000 foreclosed homes per city for one dollar may help curb blighted housing though concerns loom. Questions include repairs costs, fair market value, profit use, governance, private sector role, and need for local HUD talks before rollout. A cautious, studyful call to align standards and implement a common approach.
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Dwight Welch
Country Club Hills
Welch
Southland races could tip Illinois House balance this fall
Political observers focus on Illinois Southland suburbs where seven representative districts may decide party control. Democrats hold five of seven seats, and Republicans aim to flip three to narrow the 62 56 House margin. Incumbents face GOP challengers in key districts as campaigns ramp up.
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Southland
Illinois
House of Representatives
Springfield
House
Senate
General Assembly
Cook County
Will
Maggie Crotty
Oak Forest
James Brosnahan
Evergreen Park
Kevin McCarthy
Tinley Park
George Scully
Flossmoor
Wendy Loftus
Theresa Vlasis
Maureen Burns Bekta
Susan Gowen
Michael Giglio
Lansing
Thomas Ryan
Robert West
GOP
Renee Kosel
New Lenox
Frankfort
Darrell Sanders
Daniel Kremar
Anne Zickus
Palos Hills
Illlinois lawmakers prioritize winning over policy says columnist
Guest columnist Ed Wojcicki argues Illinois legislators mainly seek elections and leadership control this session. He contends House and Senate leaders restrict bills, stifle independent action, and block significant policy to favor campaigns, with elections driving decisions rather than good government. He cites Illinois FIRST and licensing scandals as context for a struggle between policy and politics.
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House
Senate
Pate Philip
Emil Jones
Michael Madigan
Lee Daniels
Illinois
George Ryan
Taskdaben
General Assembly
Jim Edgar
Ryan
Letters to the Editor criticize Indian mascot use and tax protests
Readers challenge the University of Illinois mascot Chief Illiniwek and condemn Native American stereotyping as dehumanizing. The letter also rails against voting season taxes, arguing that local tax increases favor one group and harm others, and references communism in the context of community welfare.
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Robert Silverman
the Star
Silverman
Illiniwek
University of Illinois
Republic If You Can Keep It Echoes From Founding Words
A reader reflects on the term democracy and the Republic as framed by the founding fathers. He recalls Ben Franklin’s remark to a woman after the 1787 Constitutional Convention and notes how the message is underappreciated today. He asserts the value of free speech under the First Amendment.
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Ben Franklin
Philadelphia
Ben
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Margaret Seltzner
Eprror
Paula Carlson
National Newspaper Association
Illinois Press Association
Alan Macey
Jim Pecora
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Ed Wojcicki
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University of Illinois At
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UIS
Tom Houlihan
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