Cook County Opinion
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Watch District 211 candidates discuss budget, curriculum, moreMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - In three separate interviews with the Daily Herald Editorial Board, candidates for school board in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 discuss issues including ...
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Officials yet to decide fate of old Lombard library propertyFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - Lombard's long wait for a state-of-the-art library is nearly over. Officials announced last week that the current Helen M. Plum Memorial Library is closing on March 8 so...
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Column: Teach and learn from Black history, and act on those lessonsFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - Black History Month shines a light on the need to teach a full and complete version of Black history and the importance of learning from and acting on its lessons, while...
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Column: Alarming antisemitism and taking it onJan 24, 2023 10:00 pm - Here, there and everywhere around us we keep seeing antisemitism rear its ugly head. We see it on college campuses, social media, in business settings, from political f...
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois sheriffs should be enforcing gun laws - not defying themJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - The ink was barely dry on the new high-powered weapons ban in Illinois when dozens of sheriffs across the state declared they would not enforce the requirement that curr...
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Daily Herald opinion: Temporary shelters envisioned in Elgin would protect homeless and offer the hope of transitionDec 15, 2022 12:00 am - Elgin officials for years have talked about finding ways to help put homeless people back on their feet. Now they are proposing a highly creative solution to the complic...
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Daily Herald opinion: Elgin's Floyd Brown broke barriers in broadcasting and lived a life of serviceDec 14, 2022 12:00 am - Legend. Icon. Trailblazer. At times, we are too quick to sum up the greats — whether in politics, sports or show business — with labels that should be reserved for a se...
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Daily Herald opinion: 211 hotline is a welcome addition in DuPage CountyNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - If you are struggling with housing instability, food insecurity, addiction or other issues, plenty of help is available here in the suburbs. The challenge some people ha...
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Knowledge is power and protectionNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - The state's comprehensive sex education curriculum gives students information they need to make safe choices
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Daily Herald opinion: COD and the high cost of letting politics cloud judgmentNov 12, 2022 1:00 pm - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board Seven years after it began, the unfortunate saga of College of DuPage and Rober...