DuPage County Opinion
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From ivory tower, Trump feels your painJun 01, 2016 12:01 am - When I woke up a few mornings ago, I was a Republican, a conservative. After headlines that Trump is the nominee under the Republican banner, I underwent a profound chan...
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Editorial: Saluting suburban standouts on the national stageMay 30, 2016 3:00 pm - It can be very scary to stand in the bright national spotlight. The competition is fierce, and the skill of those who reach that elite level is amazingly high. And, then...
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Give Lotto winnings to schools in needMay 30, 2016 1:01 am - It makes me so sad to read what's happened in Aurora Unit District 131 over the past 50-plus years. I can hardly believe that more than 4,000 students are being squeezed...
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Unknown veterans deserve honorMay 29, 2016 1:01 am - I am only one in million of millions in American history. Most of these millions are unknown to you, me, wives, fathers, clergy, short order cooks, bus boys, cabbies, bu...
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DUI offenders getting off lightly is offensiveMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - What I find most disturbing in the article about Trooper Cokins is that Leslie W. Thurow, the habitual drunk who nearly killed this man and let's not forget the family o...
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Restaurant belongs on main thoroughfareMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - The Kane County Liquor Commission showed admirable responsibility by doing their due diligence with regard to deciding whether to grant a liquor license for the proposed...
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Voter suppression no problem for RepublicansMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - What a surprise! Republicans don't like automatic voter registration when obtaining and/or renewing their driver's licenses. Sen. Oberweis was quoted as saying that he h...
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Net metering key to low utility ratesMay 26, 2016 11:00 pm - As an Illinois business owner, I wish to respond to an op-ed ("Reform net metering for equity with solar power," May 13) by a former Michigan utility regulator, Monica M...
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Series emphasizes unfair school funding systemMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - I would like to thank the Daily Herald for telling the stories of the outstanding East Aurora students and the inequities these students have to deal with because of the...
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Editorial: Lessons of East Aurora - First stop the bleedingMay 25, 2016 11:00 pm - More than a quarter of high school students at East Aurora are chronically truant. Only 64 percent of seniors graduated in 2015 - and that's an improvement. There are no...