Cook County Opinion
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Winners won't accept 'wait 'til next year'Jan 11, 2016 12:00 am - The "wait until next year" for the Cubs is here. And we don't want to hear, "We'll go out there and have fun," You go out there to win. That's why you get paid; some get...
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Girls, try not wearing head covering in IranJan 11, 2016 12:00 am - Cultural experiences, like that of the young ladies at Vernon Hills High School who wore hijabs for a day, are generally a good thing and should be encouraged. But if th...
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Kind stranger helped avoid crisisJan 10, 2016 12:00 am - I'd like to say a huge "thank you" to the kind woman who helped me get my car into the driveway when it got stuck in the slushy snow the other evening. After successful...
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Group wants balance in locker room decisionJan 09, 2016 12:00 am - A recent letter to the Herald called out our group by name and contained numerous harmful distortions. Its publication demands a response. D211 Parents for Privacy is a...
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Try this comparison for Trump's proposalJan 09, 2016 12:00 am - Trump's intention on taking out terrorists' families puts him in the same category as the gangbangers who assassinated 9-year-old Tayshawn Lee. Harry Georgas Long Grov...
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Will Wheaton College prof speak truth?Jan 09, 2016 12:00 am - After reading the article about Dr. Hawkins from Wheaton College wearing the hijab to show her solidarity with Muslim women in America, I couldn't help wonder if she wil...
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If capitalists cared, they'd help climateJan 09, 2016 12:00 am - A Herald contributor a few days ago stated that the Paris meetings were about eliminating capitalism. Americans and friends, if the giant corporations on this planet don...
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It takes hard work not to hateJan 09, 2016 12:00 am - Christmas Eve service at my church was great. I came out with my spirit filled with love and joy. I saw a police car parked in the dark watching over our flock and was s...
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License renewal not good deal for driversJan 07, 2016 11:01 pm - With respect to Marni Pyke's article Monday, Jan. 4, I cannot decide if the state is just short sighted, or is this just another way to screw the citizens of Illinois. ...
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Who says Mexico can't pay for wall?Jan 07, 2016 11:01 pm - Why are critics and pundits so quick to dismiss Donald Trump's claim that he (we) can make Mexico pay for "the wall"? In 2014 we sent over $971 million in "aid" to Mexic...