DuPage County Opinion
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Let tollway directors do their jobMar 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The front page Daily Herald article on March 23 describing state Sen. Jim Oberweis's tirade over speed limit decisions on area tollways is a good example of overreach an...
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Illinois: A police state?Mar 24, 2015 1:01 am - Being a retired educator with a TRS pension, I understand that retirement systems need to be changed, especially since the state, which has underfunded the systems, is a...
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Column on Iran said it perfectlyMar 24, 2015 1:00 am - To Georgie Anne Geyer: My gosh, can you run for president please? Your article on Iran was so spot on I had to read it three times to ensure I was not dreaming. Only you...
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Gun story was opinion disguised as newsMar 23, 2015 1:00 am - I use you as a source for much of my news because your reporters rarely distort the news to promote their agenda like so many news outlets do. But your front page piece ...
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Basic decency doesn't allow thisMar 22, 2015 12:01 am - Basic decency doesn't allow this Lawyers for the state argued that Illinois can invoke "police powers" to cut pension benefits to state employees in case of an emer...
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Endorsement: Our choices for the College of DuPage boardMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - Of all the elections taking place in the suburbs this spring, the campaigns for three seats on the board of the College of DuPage have become the most electric, generati...
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PARCC is the right move for studentsMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois students this year are taking a new state assessment that challenges them to think deeply, problem solve, and provide evidence of their thinking. This is no fi...
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Player wisely puts health before moneyMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - Kudos to Chris Borland for using his brain to decide that the risk of brain damage out weighs making money playing football. How refreshing, someone with the intellige...
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No knowledge of the art of diplomacyMar 20, 2015 12:01 am - No knowledge of the art of diplomacy Senator Cotton from Arkansas, Tea Party Republican, and head of the Senate's Foreign Relations Committee for only - only - two ...
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Endorsements: Yes to Fox River, Countryside Fire District proposalMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The Fox River & Countryside Fire/Rescue District has undergone dramatic changes since 2010. Historically, the agency had collected taxes to pay to contract with the city...