DuPage County Opinion
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Watch District 211 candidates discuss budget, curriculum, moreMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - In three separate interviews with the Daily Herald Editorial Board, candidates for school board in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 discuss issues including ...
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Officials yet to decide fate of old Lombard library propertyFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - Lombard's long wait for a state-of-the-art library is nearly over. Officials announced last week that the current Helen M. Plum Memorial Library is closing on March 8 so...
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Taxing district needed to redevelop former Pheasant Run ResortFeb 15, 2023 12:00 am - We never thought we would see the word "blighted" used to describe a property once considered a suburban gem. Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles was a premier entertainm...
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Environmental cleanup nears completion in West ChicagoJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - West Chicago leaders have said they look forward to the day when the city isn't associated with the word "thorium." Only time will tell if that happens. But seven years ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois sheriffs should be enforcing gun laws - not defying themJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - The ink was barely dry on the new high-powered weapons ban in Illinois when dozens of sheriffs across the state declared they would not enforce the requirement that curr...
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State funding to help Naperville residents still affected by 2021 tornadoJan 17, 2023 12:00 am - We have been impressed by the resilience of residents still recovering from the powerful tornado that ripped through southern DuPage County in June 2021. Neighborhoods i...
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Daily Herald opinion: West Chicago leaders provide transparency as they consider trash proposalJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Nineteen years after West Chicago residents successfully fought plans for a second waste transfer station in the city, a debate over a similar project is heating up. Lak...
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The Constitution: Article II - The Executive Branch, the presidencyNov 30, 2022 5:00 am - This is the sixth in a series of short essays about the U.S. Constitution and the first of two about Article II - the Executive Branch. This offering discusses the offic...
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Daily Herald opinion: 211 hotline is a welcome addition in DuPage CountyNov 29, 2022 12:00 am - If you are struggling with housing instability, food insecurity, addiction or other issues, plenty of help is available here in the suburbs. The challenge some people ha...
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Knowledge is power and protectionNov 22, 2022 12:00 am - The state's comprehensive sex education curriculum gives students information they need to make safe choices