Cook County Opinion
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Editorial: Lake makes right decision to end p-cards - finallyDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Lake County officials have finally seen the light and scuttled the much-criticized program that allowed county board members to use taxpayer-funded credit cards to pay f...
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Climate solution bill introduced in CongressDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - It has been 10 years since a serious bipartisan bill has been introduced in Congress to address climate change, but on Nov. 27, it happened. HR7173, the Energy Innovatio...
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How to really save moneyDec 07, 2018 12:00 am - Dan Cronin has been patting himself on the back for cuts made by reducing different offices in the county and saving the taxpayers all this money. According to the Daily...
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No more: Teachers already get huge taxpayer supportDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - In the Nov. 20 edition of the Daily Herald is an article titled, "Teachers plan pickets (to get more community support) to bolster bid for new deal." As is usually the c...
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Don't put armed officers in schools' front officesDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - I am a Palatine resident, parent, an ESP member and a District 15 employee. I work in a school that has a School Resource Officer. He is a valued member of our team. We ...
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Veterans honored, treated at Frost Junior HighDec 04, 2018 12:00 am - Last Thursday, veterans of the Schaumburg/Hoffman community walked past a wall of red, white, and blue remembrance - photos of their days of military service alongside p...
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Nothing Trump does is surprisingDec 02, 2018 12:00 am - A recent Daily Herald editorial indicated that the editorial board was stunned by Donald Trump's failure to listen to and act upon the conclusion of the CIA regarding th...
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FOID cards are for honest peopleDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - In her letter on Nov. 26, Sushila Jackson said it is too easy go get a gun in this country. Her point was that someone bought a gun and only showed a FOID card and no ba...
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President should respect free pressDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Journalists hold dear the First Amendment of the Constitution, which protects your right and need to know more than what your government is telling you. Journalists are ...
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Thank the presidentNov 28, 2018 12:00 am - I wonder if all the people that spend every waking hour complaining and blaming and hating our president could take a step back, take a hard look at all of the economic ...