Ranked choice voting can improve our government I believe few voters would disagree with Bob Anderson’s conclusion that Illinois has too many units of government. Springfield, Ill., is not the […]
Research has shown that if the state’s school districts were reduced by half, there would be an annual operating savings of up to $170 million and the state could save […]
Questions about abortions and our national priorities An answer to Carol Obertubbesing in “Your View” portion of Opinion [Oct. 20]. When I think about the more than 62.5 million abortions […]
Hard work still ahead of us on reproductive rights On a cloudy, muggy, Saturday afternoon Oct. 2, several hundred women of all ages and some men from Illinois and beyond […]
Officials shouldn’t govern by mandate When the city advocated for home rule it was conveyed to us to have a greater control and flexibility over the city’s finances, not as […]
Government units in state: Anybody know how many? I have been thinking a lot about your last A call for action to reduce the size and cost of Illinois’ nation-leading […]
Highly political decisions involved with vaccines I have been thinking a lot about your last week’s column [Declarations, Aug. 4, “Vaccinate, celebrate, summate”]. I was surprised and alarmed by your […]
Woodstock residents, I hope you’re paying attention to the mayor and City Council’s latest proposal to “change up” how things work in administration. Rather than spending money to hire on-the-ground […]
Food Shed Co-op store seeks member-owners I am writing in support of the wonderful opportunity we have to open a local food co-op grocery store. For those of you who […]
City must be more responsive to historic preservation concerns I am contacting you to say that I support the rationale of the [Historic Preservation] Commission for not certifying the appropriateness […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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