All Stories from July 15, 2019 (Change date)
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26,500 Cook County seniors didn't reapply for property tax discountsJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County seniors who didn't reapply for annual property tax exemptions and discounts potentially are paying an estimated $45 million more than they should. That's acc...
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Amazon's Prime Day: 5 things to know before you shopJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Prime Day, Amazon's made-up annual shopping event, is upon us. The two-day sale brings in billions of dollars for the company and has become one of its top-grossing even...
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Change amendment and modify pensionsJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - An excellent article by Jake Griffin in the June 30 Daily Herald points up a key problem with Illinois' out of control costs. There are 21,794 people in Illinois who rec...
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Lessons from Israel's "we can fix it" spiritJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify that OrCam devices allow visually impaired people to better recognize objects. Throughout my nearly 40-year...
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Little Friends proceeding toward Naperville land sale, but not necessarily to North Central CollegeJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Officials with Little Friends and North Central College have terminated an agreement that would have led to the college buying the nonprofit's property within the Naperv...
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Athletes should respect 'Our House'Jul 15, 2019 1:00 am - I am getting so tired of athletes refusing to go to the White House after they win. They get paid to play and they work hard to win. The greatest honor for the American ...
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Sources: Mom texted about 'unruly' kids before Elmhurst-area shooting, then texted she did itJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Jaime Jones did not leave a note detailing what drove her to shoot her two teenage sons multiple times Friday before setting fire to her Elmhurst-area home and fatally s...
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Families describe challenges from rising cost of insulinJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Bill Schreier's wife and their two sons manage their Type 1 diabetes with an overwhelming routine. Each month, Jennifer Schreier and her teen boys need six prescription...
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Chicago Cubs' Contreras on injured list, Montgomery tradedJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras left Wrigley Field late Monday afternoon for an MRI on his right foot, and the result set off a chain reaction that led to a late-...
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Don't trust agencies that 'feed the rage'Jul 15, 2019 1:00 am - A reply to a letter from Denis Bohm questioning why the Daily Herald did not report on an alleged "mob attack." Maybe the Herald, like me, couldn't figure out the truth ...