Elmhurst Opinion
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Wauconda Township officials don’t get itAug 18, 2012 4:44 am - Wauconda Township officials are having trouble understanding the basics of the laws governing public bodies and townships. First, the purpose of the Open Meetings Act i...
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Helmet reference in crashes not helpfulAug 15, 2012 4:37 am - Helmet reference in crashes not helpful On Page 4 of the July 29 DuPage County Daily Herald, you ran an article under the headline “Park Ridge motorcyclist dies in ...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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Milton Twp. cleanup was top-notchAug 14, 2012 4:21 am - Milton Twp. cleanup was top-notch After the fierce storm passed through DuPage County on July 1, it left a path of destruction. The unincorporated area I live in Mi...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Support tax cut for middle classAug 08, 2012 4:40 am - Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a bill continuing the temporary 2001 income tax cuts for people whose yearly incomes are less than $250,000. Ninety-eight percent of us ...
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Editorial: A road map to transparencyAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - When Lombard Village Trustee Peter Breen was elected in April 2011, he made transparency in village government a priority. It’s no wonder then that Lombard now is a mode...
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Efforts of many made storm cleanup successAug 07, 2012 4:24 am - Efforts of many made storm cleanup success On July 1, Milton Township again suffered through a major microburst with winds around 117 miles per hour. The Milton Tow...
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Chick-fil-A debate shows it’s more than getting quotes rightAug 05, 2012 5:00 am - Several years ago, an abortion protest ended up at the Lisle offices of the Daily Herald. As I recall, the group had rented a bus and was visiting abortion clinics throu...