Cook County Opinion
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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...
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There are better options for Grainger property than selling itJun 30, 2021 1:00 am - As a resident of Northbrook, I am very disappointed to read that the board is considering selling the Grainger property for town houses. Why not poll the residents to fi...
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Speaking Out: We need a clean energy and jobs billJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - The need for clean and renewable energy and getting away from fossil fuels is compelling if we want to address climate change. The need for reliable and sustainable ener...
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Neighbors ready to welcome more neighborsJun 23, 2021 1:00 am - Now that Glenview trustees have denied commercial rezoning for the property at Willow and Pfingsten, we'd like to thank everyone involved, and make clear our support for...