Cook County Opinion
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Hockey players cast long shadows during outdoor gameFeb 01, 2021 12:00 am - ...
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Letter to the editor: Jenny's denunciation of Bess site protesters is unfairJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - Residents hold the village "hostage" by opposing The Drake Group project on the former Bess Hardware site? Those opponents of the development undermine the village by su...
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Hartstein: Understand your tax bill when you vote this springJan 27, 2021 12:00 am - As you begin to focus on upcoming local elections, this is a good time to get a better understanding of your real estate tax bills that reflect the taxing bodies in your...
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Local voices: Urge Illinois Senate to pass bill improving FOID processJan 10, 2021 12:00 am - Contact your own state senator and urge them to pass SB1966 - the BIO Bill - before noon Wednesday, Jan. 13. Gun violence prevention remains an issue that needs to be ad...
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Editorial: Is Santa real? Enjoy Jack's answerDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - It's been almost 15 years since the passing of Jack Mabley, the legendary columnist who graced our newsroom and the pages of the Daily Herald in the last two decades of ...
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Behind the Curtain: Starting a paper during a pandemicDec 06, 2020 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editor John Lampinen called me one afternoon in May with a proposal: We were going to be expanding our reach to the North Shore - specifically, two weekly p...
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Why we should care about the Georgia Senate races - and what we can do about itNov 18, 2020 12:00 am - On Jan. 5, there will be two runoffs to determine who the U.S. Senators are from the state of Georgia. Democratic candidate Jon Osoff is in a runoff with David Perdue, t...
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Speaking Out: It's time for Madigan to goNov 15, 2020 12:00 am - There is a general consensus that the Fair Tax Amendment failed and the reason that several Democratic legislators lost was a lack of trust in Springfield. Whether that...
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Illinois Commerce Commission chair promotes STEM for World STEM Day Nov. 8Nov 04, 2020 10:00 pm - Science class, sixth grade. A quote, attributed to Albert Einstein, on the chalkboard: "Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has nev...
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Local voices: Why all votes must be countedNov 04, 2020 12:00 am - Now that this milestone Election Day is behind us, we can celebrate the enthusiasm we have seen by voters who with determination to make our democracy work, braved the w...