Bloomingdale Opinion
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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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Behind the Curtain: Introducing Alexa Jurado, from long-time reader to reporting internJul 05, 2021 6:00 am - A native of Chicago's suburbs, Alexa Jurado grew up with the Daily Herald on her grandparents' coffee table. Now, she is a reporting intern for the paper, covering Bart...
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Letter: Municipalities should not take sides in Pride politicsJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - In his letter to the editor on June 26 pressuring Palatine Mayor Schwantz to fly the rainbow flag over the town hall, Drew King states: "In America, everyone has the rig...
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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 1:00 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: A 'new beginning' for Indian Lakes Hotel propertyMar 31, 2021 1:00 am - It was an unceremonious end to a business that had been a part of Bloomingdale for decades. The owners of Indian Lakes Hotel this month voluntarily surrendered the busin...
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Endorsements: Hollatz, Steetz, Swacha, Torres for Lake Park High School District 108 boardMar 19, 2021 11:00 pm - The candidates running for Lake Park High School District 108 board share a desire to help guide students through "pandemic fallout" - educational and emotional losses f...
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Endorsements: Camporese, Giannelli, Randazzo, Reiken for Marquardt District 15Mar 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Our endorsement in the race for Marquardt Elementary School District 15 board is tempered by the fact that none of the incumbents accepted our invitation to participate ...
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Endorsements: Weinstock, Friend, Vera, Jendras for Glenbard High School Dist. 87 boardMar 16, 2021 11:00 pm - It's been a trying year for parents, for students, for teachers and for the school board members who are trying to make them all happy. Not surprisingly, the pandemic an...