Deerfield Opinion
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How We Got The Picture: Idyllic July 4 morning turned tragic in wake of Highland Park shootingAug 07, 2022 1:38 pm - In my 30 years working for the Daily Herald, I've covered more than my fair share of major news events, including fires, floods, accidents and disasters. But for major e...
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Policy Corner: How quickly we identify a crime suspect first called 'a person of interest'Jul 10, 2022 10:04 am - When police and the FBI put out a call for "a person of interest" in the Highland Park July 4 parade shooting, we had a decision to make quickly. They identified him by ...
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Daily Herald Opinion: Whenever there is tragedy, take heart in knowing there will always be heroesJul 08, 2022 5:28 pm - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board It's impossible to make sense of what happened in Highland Park during its Fourth of July...
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Our endorsements for Cook County Board primary racesJun 10, 2022 6:34 am - District 9, Democrats: Trevor The Democratic primary for Cook County commissioner of the 9th District - which includes parts of Elk Grove Village, Wheeling and Pala...
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Endorsement: Pedersen, Schlick, Killackey, Nozicka, Ochoa, Knizhnik for Lake County BoardJun 09, 2022 9:52 am - Here are Daily Herald endorsements in contested primary races for Lake County Board in districts in the Daily Herald circulation area: Dist. 1, GOP: Pedersen Incumb...
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Speaking out: Graduates, ask not what your country can do for youJun 08, 2022 2:12 am - Graduation season is a time to ponder: What does the future hold for these students? Knowing the state our nation and the world, as I sat at dinner with some contemporar...
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Endorsement: Preckwinkle for Cook County Board presidentJun 08, 2022 12:19 pm - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. If you're a Cook County Democrat, do you want your next County Board president to be a ...
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Endorsement: Kaegi for Democrats as Cook County assessorJun 08, 2022 1:00 am - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Fritz Kaegi has not made a lot of friends in high places during his single term as Cook...
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 28, 2021 4:46 am - The vast understatement of Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's admission that she "didn't handle (the Smollett case) well" in an October 2019 interview with Axios ca...
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Letter: Properly wearing a mask should not be that hardDec 27, 2021 12:00 am - It's amazing that wearing a mask properly is so complicated for many people. If you buy a surgical or N95mask, the box shows pictures of how to wear one and they come wi...