DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: Agency's creative proposal to buy hotel to help the homeless deserves considerationSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Homelessness in the suburbs is a complex problem that demands creative solutions. One group in DuPage County has an innovative idea that is worth serious study. DuPagePa...
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Editorial: DuPage keeps pressure on, even as opioid crisis deepensAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The opioid crisis has steadily deepened over the years and has only been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But, in DuPage County in particular, where the coroner fir...
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Behind the Curtain: Our tornado coverage began with a 'Dear God' message and a fire alert tweetJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - My heart sank when I saw the email shortly after midnight on June 21. An hour earlier, a powerful tornado ripped through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien. So I had sent ...
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - National Child Abuse Prevention Month ends Friday. The work, however, on behalf of abused and neglected children, doesn't stop. Ever. At noon Thursday at the Kane County...
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Editorial: Make sure seniors aren't squeezed out of vaccination accessApr 07, 2021 9:25 am - In a few days, suburbanites 65 and older will lose their nearly-exclusive access to the COVID-19 vaccines, and we're not the only ones concerned about that. On April 12,...
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Editorial: Comprehensive approach needed to protect animals from unscrupulous sellersJan 17, 2020 12:00 am - The Lake County Board this week decided to go back to the drawing board on a proposal to support legislation that would give them more control over pet shops and commerc...
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Editorial: Solving 44-year-old murder case shows commitment to victimsJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - Pamela Maurer's story could have been one of those sad, long-forgotten mysteries left to painful memories and periodic speculation. Instead, thanks to scientific advance...
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Editorial: Innovative jail programs give inmates resources for hopeJul 25, 2019 9:45 am - Not many people would relish the opportunity to go to jail. But county jails are demonstrating that incarceration can be more than enforced separation from society. Ven...
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Data center incentive will be good for IllinoisJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - On behalf of the Public Policy Committee of the Choose DuPage Economic Development Alliance, we applaud Gov. Pritzker and the General Assembly for supporting legislation...
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Hotel tax can help drive DuPage economyJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - In my 30-plus years in hospitality throughout the country, the magnitude of tourism as an economic driver was never questioned - a visitor coming to a destination to spe...