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In regards to the comment about unemployment

being low: Where? I see more families in line at food pantries begging for food. They’re looking for clothing. They’re going to secondhand stores. People have lost their employment. More stores are closing. People are dressing like they’ve never dressed before – poorly. They’re not clean like they used to be. They’re not neat. More people, even with a college education, are moving back home with their parents. Open your eyes. Everything’s changing. Stop listening to politicians. Look at the realworld. I cannot believe some people think things are getting better. Also, I did vote on the first day of early voting.

May, Alsip

It was reported that Mega Millions,

so far, has created around $20 million in revenue for Illinois. That sounds good. Now put it into good use for such actions as supporting the school system.

Hazel Crest

While politicians on both sides are guilty of lying, taking money and distorting facts, there’s one thing that only conservatives, and not Democrats, are guilty of. If you could point to one instance where I’m wrong, I’ll admit to beingwrong. Conservatives only are engaged in voter suppression. In many states such asNorth Carolina and Texas where judges have been fiercely trying to keep hundreds of thousands off the voter rolls, conservatives do this for good reason and it’s long been known. There are more registered Democrats and more people who believe in progressive liberal policies than don’t. The onlyway Republicans can win elected office is if voter turnout is lowor they cheat.

Stan, NewLenox

LYNNE SLADKY/AP A job applicant looks at listings at a job fair by Job News South Florida in Sunrise, Fla. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September 2018, the lowest level since December 1969. But a Speak Out commenter questions the low figure.