Wheeling Opinion
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Endorsement: Preckwinkle for Cook County Board presidentJun 8, 2022 1:00 AM - The Daily Herald endorses Toni Preckwinkle in the June 28 Democratic primary for Cook County Board president.
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Endorsement: Kaegi for Democrats as Cook County assessorJun 8, 2022 1:00 AM - The Daily Herald endorses Fritz Kaegi in the June 28 Democratic primary race for Cook County assessor.
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Zorn: The long litany of Foxx falsehoods on SmollettDec 27, 2021 1:00 AM - Eric Zorn: 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 came clear in the 59-page report from the Office of the Special Prosecutor released to the public last week.
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Editorial: State's Attorney Foxx, our non-prosecuting prosecutorDec 25, 2021 2:00 PM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald warns that the failures in the Jussie Smollett case represent just the highest profile examples that Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx does not protect the public from crime.
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Eric Zorn: What's next for actor Jussie Smollett and prosecutor Kim Foxx?Dec 20, 2021 6:49 AM - In this excerpt from his daily newsletter "The Picayune Sentinel," Eric Zorn takes on topics including the Jussie Smollett case, the race for Illinois governor, a nearly $3 million civil settlement arising from a mistaken police raid in Chicago and more.
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'I am tired. We are tired': A Letter from a COVID-19 ICU doctorOct 20, 2021 8:25 AM - March 18th, 2020, is a day I will never forget. We opened our first COVID-19 unit and I began admitting patients with suspected COVID pneumonia.
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 8, 2021 8:34 AM - This Daily Herald editorial urges continued discipline and planning as Cook County prepares to allocate a billion dollars in federal relief to business, individuals and agencies over the next three years.
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 AM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald says disciplined law enforcement, while not the sole solution to crime, must be a part of any effort to combat violence.
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Editorial: Become an advocate to raise awareness, help prevent child abuseApr 29, 2021 1:00 AM - This Daily Herald suggests to anyone who wants to look out for the best interests of children, to contact their local CASA organization to be an advocate for abused and neglected children.
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Editorial: Streaming government meetings should be basic expectationApr 23, 2021 1:00 AM - A Daily Herald editorial says that District 214, and other governments should stream their board meetings as a matter of course.
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