Algonquin Opinion
-
Editorial: Provenzano, Gonsiorek in GOP for McHenry County Board, Dist. 3Feb 19, 2016 12:00 am - Voters in the Republican primary for McHenry County Board's District 3 will find four candidates who share strong civic backgrounds. Differences, however, play out in th...
-
Fox Valley DAR to host genealogy workshop Feb. 27Feb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Is a revolutionary relative in your family tree? Volunteer genealogists will help you discover your heritage and assist with your member application to Fox River Valley...
-
How to get rid of red light camerasJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - The suburbs' infatuation with red light cameras could be waning, if Algonquin is any kind of bellwether. It's not because of any legislative action, like the attempt las...
-
VA health system was just fineJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - We've all heard complaints and horror stories about the VA health system. For a variety of reasons I decided to take advantage of some of my VA health system benefits. W...
-
Davis: I knew Cougars before they were The CougarsJan 02, 2016 12:00 pm - I was there for Opening Day. Opening day of 1991, that is. It was a raw, blustery April day, and several of us Daily Herald types decided a field trip to see the new min...
-
States need to restrain the fedsDec 31, 2015 11:01 pm - With excessive regulations and a national debt approaching $20 trillion, Americans are well aware that our federal government has become drunk with power. The U.S. Congr...
-
Editorial: Find cause of shrinking achievement gap for Hispanics at ECC and spread itDec 16, 2015 10:00 pm - As the Daily Herald's Poverty Achievement Index has borne out, whether in previous standardized state tests or the just-released results of the new PARCC test, there is ...
-
Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
-
Financial literacy a critical college curriculumOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - In Elgin Community College's Game of Life, students move from station to station selecting a career, paying taxes and student loan payments, housing and transportation c...
-
Editorial: Intervention a key component in campus protectionsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - A day after the shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon last week, Elgin Community College officials announced ECC had become the first college in the suburbs to...