Editorial on Illinois judicial races and merit selection debate
The piece argues voters should assess judicial candidates beyond names and backgrounds, critique of the state’s merit selection stance, and supports specific candidates in southern suburbs. It highlights Hoffman, Douglas, Conlon, Funderburk, Moore, Morrissey, Krop, Osantowski, and Schuster with notes on their backgrounds and court experience.
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General Assembly
Illinois
Linn
Thomas E. Hoffman
Barrington Hills
Leslie Elaine South
Flossmoor
Loretta Carol Douglas
Palos Heights
Hoffman
South
Markham
Douglas
Bridgeview
Manon
Claudia Grace Conlon
Cook County Forest Preserve
Conlon
6Th
Hooten
Raymond Funderburk
Park Forest
Subercuit
Colleen McSweeney Moore
Chicago
Moore
Naomi Hornick Schuster
Alsip
Incumbents Backed in Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Field
The Democratic ballot features 20 candidates but incumbents Terrence J. O'Brien Harry Bus Yourell and Joseph E. Gardner emerge as top bets for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. Yourell’s long county service, O'Brien’s tech leadership, and Gardner’s minority business program reforms are noted. The Republican slate presents no contest.
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
Terrence J. O’brien
Harry “Bus” Yourell
Joseph E. Gardner
MWRD
Cook County
Yourell
O’brien
Gardner
O'Brien
Fomer
Citizens
Judiciously Speaking on law reforms and trust busts in Illinois
Column notes frequent legal progress in Illinois including bans on radar detectors for vehicles, crackdown on living trusts, and lower electric rates after ICC actions. It praises campaign finance controls, lobbying regulation, and merit selection talks, while lamenting gaps in criminal justice and gun control.
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Illinois
Davoc
The
Illinois Commerce Commission
Community Safety Chorus From Park Forest Letter
A 16 year old student writes about a wave of crimes in Park Forest including a rape in a Jewel parking lot and multiple local homicides. The letter cites incidents on Lester Street Dogwood Indianwood Boulevard Sauk Lake and near Centre shopping center, accusing officials of downplaying danger and criticizing school and police leadership.
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Park Forest
Jewel
Lester Street
Dogwood
Indianwood Boulevard
Sauk Lake
Centre
Rich East High School
Rich South High School
Robert Maeyama
Debate on per student spending in District 206 schools
A reader questions district funding, noting District 206 spends about 10 000 per student yearly, versus Marian private school at 3 300. They argue for efficiency, better use of existing funds, and maintaining programs rather than cutting sports and other activities.
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Marian
Bloom
Abuse isn’t funny column targets Tonya Harding abuse remark
Sunday February 17 column criticizes Mary Paleologos for comparing Tonya Harding’s history of childhood abuse to a joke. Writer Martha Tressler from Park Forest urges compassion, condemning all forms of child abuse as a societal disease and urging awareness and action.
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Bator
Mary) Paleologos
Tonya Harding
Ms. Paleologos
Martha Tressler
Park Forest
Bloom Trail prom issue prompts March refer endum
A Bloom Trail parent criticizes the March 15 referendum proposing yearbooks, baseball, drama, driver education and prom cuts. The writer fears losing traditions and asks how to say yes to drugs and gangs if these activities disappear, noting tax concerns and youth guidance.
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Frankun Shuftan
Bonor
Water District
Tschisk
Parlanisno
Miket
Henry X. Dietch
Publc
Commission On the Judiciary
Pt Ple
Brian Barry
Barry
Robert ‘Maeyama
Micha Nore
Rich
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