Cook County Opinion
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Community colleges have power to strengthen nation at this critical momentApr 30, 2024 9:38 am - As we close Community College Month, it’s important to reflect on the impact and opportunity community colleges bring to our communities. We provide affordable, high-qual...
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Make no small plans: Charting the future of Cook County’s green legacyApr 24, 2024 4:00 am - We are facing some massive issues when it comes to the environment. If you think it’s important to save endangered plants and animals, mitigate the impact of climate chan...
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Daily Herald opinion: Making up for lost timeApr 23, 2024 4:00 am - When the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County acquired Mayslake Forest Preserve more than three decades ago, some commissioners wanted to tear down the mansion on th...
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Daily Herald opinion: Crisis recovery center another positive step to address DuPage County’s mental health needsApr 09, 2024 1:00 am - Having to watch a loved one suffer a mental health or substance use crisis is painful and sad. That terrible situation gets even worse when jail or a hospital emergency r...
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Above and beyondApr 03, 2024 4:00 am - The benefit of a $73 million project at the Illinois Beach State Park in Zion isn’t just that it could help prevent the park’s 6.5 miles of shoreline from receding by 100...
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Daily Herald opinion: End of an era at Spring Hill Mall and the sign of hope for what’s nextMar 25, 2024 2:04 pm - Shoppers searching for a good deal or the perfect gift used to flock to Spring Hill Mall on the weekends. But last Saturday afternoon, the inside of the mall was empty, a...
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Daily Herald opinion: Twists abound in the drama of ‘The Bears and The ’Burbs’Mar 20, 2024 9:38 am - When news broke last week that Bears officials had shifted their focus from Arlington Heights back to Chicago in their quest for a new football stadium, we cautioned it w...
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Behind the photo: WWII vet still passionate about artMar 11, 2024 1:00 am - Bernard Bluestein’s apartment looks like an art studio. The walls are covered with his drawings and paintings, and many of his sculptures stand tall next to the furniture...
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Spyropoulos for Cook circuit court clerkMar 06, 2024 2:59 pm - The race for Cook County Circuit Court Clerk in the March 19 Democratic primary is about integrity, transparency and modernization of the office that oversees the county’...
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Refusal to accept truth should disqualify candidateMar 04, 2024 11:50 am - Candidate Susan Hathaway-Altman insists videos depicting the brutality at the Capitol were puffed up by the news media and show only “one side” of what transpired. She is...