Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: How do we curb the violence that claimed Miles Thompson?Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - (First in an editorial series) On our front page on Sunday, we carried the tragic story of Miles Thompson, a suburban teenager who seemingly had his whole life ahead of ...
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Editorial: Time for East Dundee board to stop bickeringJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - When the dust settled after the April 6 election, results showed the East Dundee village board would have four new faces - voters selected Trustee Jeffrey L. Lynam over ...
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Behind the Curtain: We try to capture the smile and lasting memories of graduationJul 07, 2021 5:00 am - The high school graduation season is a busy time of the year for the photo staff at the Daily Herald. Because of the pandemic, many schools last year canceled ceremonie...
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Behind the Curtain: Our tornado coverage began with a 'Dear God' message and a fire alert tweetJul 06, 2021 6:00 am - My heart sank when I saw the email shortly after midnight on June 21. An hour earlier, a powerful tornado ripped through Naperville, Woodridge and Darien. So I had sent ...
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Behind the Curtain: Introducing Alexa Jurado, from long-time reader to reporting internJul 05, 2021 6:00 am - A native of Chicago's suburbs, Alexa Jurado grew up with the Daily Herald on her grandparents' coffee table. Now, she is a reporting intern for the paper, covering Bart...
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Letter: Get creative with vacant propertyJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - As a resident of Northbrook, I am disappointed to read that the village board is considering selling the Grainger property for town houses. Why not poll the residents to...
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Letter: All Capitol rioters were criminalsJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - Byron York, like former President Trump, lives in a fantasy world. His June 30 column tries to provide a legitimate excuse for those who stormed the Capitol Jan. 6. His ...
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Letter: Municipalities should not take sides in Pride politicsJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - In his letter to the editor on June 26 pressuring Palatine Mayor Schwantz to fly the rainbow flag over the town hall, Drew King states: "In America, everyone has the rig...
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Letter: This is no time to gouge businessesJul 03, 2021 1:00 am - The hospitality industry has suffered one of the worst years on record as a result of the pandemic. After 15 months of shutdowns and occupancy restrictions, our business...
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Inside the Daily Herald's coverage of Arlington Park and the BearsJul 01, 2021 1:00 am - There's a long history of this newspaper's coverage of Arlington Park and horse racing, certainly in the Sports pages, for the near-century that the local oval has hoste...