DuPage County Opinion
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Editorial: Remembering the names of the fallenOct 16, 2021 2:00 pm - A week ago, the city of Aurora remembered three fallen Marines by dedicating streets in their honor. Singled out were the blocks where they grew up. What a meaningful an...
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Editorial: Cook County must maintain its budget discipline in allocating federal relief fundsOct 08, 2021 1:00 am - There is no disputing that much has been done in Cook County government in recent years to improve the management of spending and revenues and to professionalize the ent...
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Shifting the power on National Coming Out Day Oct. 11Oct 07, 2021 11:00 pm - Special acknowledgments to the Q+ Crew for being bold baddies, our outspoken allies for lifting us up, and anyone out there who has ever wondered if there's anyo...
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Editorial: Bloomingdale steps in to help struggling Stratford Square MallOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - When a New York-based commercial real estate firm acquired Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, village officials asked to see the company's plan to turn around the st...
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Oct 01, 2021 1:00 am - In bold letters, the headline cheered: "A RARE OPPORTUNITY." The Daily Herald carried the big news on Nov. 11, 2018. A world-famous collection of Frida Kahlo's art was c...
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A lethal combination: Protect youth from the impact of substance use on suicideSep 28, 2021 11:00 pm - We hear a lot about mental health concerns and the risk of suicide for our youth. We hear less about increased suicidal risk from alcohol and drug use on stressed and de...
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Editorial: The glory that was SearsSep 18, 2021 12:00 pm - Much has been said and written about the missed opportunities and management errors that led to the decline of Sears, Roebuck and Co., once one of the most powerful bran...
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Editorial: COD's Frida Kahlo exhibition was a bold dream that lived up to the hypeSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - In November 2018, the College of DuPage made an announcement that was as bold as it was surprising. The community college would host an exhibition of 26 original pieces ...
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Editorial: At 50, Woodfield remains the gamble that paid offSep 10, 2021 1:00 am - In 1971, then-Schaumburg Mayor Robert Atcher took a trip to London, stopping in to see one of its city planners. The planner, he claimed, greeted him with "How's Woodfie...
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Editorial: Agency's creative proposal to buy hotel to help the homeless deserves considerationSep 02, 2021 1:00 am - Homelessness in the suburbs is a complex problem that demands creative solutions. One group in DuPage County has an innovative idea that is worth serious study. DuPagePa...