DuPage County Opinion
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Quinn park handouts are political ployJul 13, 2014 5:01 am - The state of Illinois is billions in debt and Patrick Quinn plays Santa Claus handing out millions in grants to area park districts. Planning for the Naperville Park Dis...
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The SoapboxJul 12, 2014 5:01 am - Now that's standing tall: Fans who saw Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury play the Chicago Sky at Allstate Arena Friday no doubt were impressed by the 6-foot-8...
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Page 1 story on fireflies brightened the dayJul 12, 2014 5:01 am - Every morning I pull my Daily Herald out of its wrapper and peruse the headlines about violence, corrupt politicians, calamity and evil. Thank you for making the lead ar...
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Recycled products not always easy on budgetJul 12, 2014 5:01 am - I remember years ago when recycled plastic milk jugs went beyond school, public and park benches, becoming available to homeowners in the form of outdoor furniture ("Mil...
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Our nation was built by immigrantsJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - To all of you protesting immigration reform, can we have a reality check? How many of you are Native American? I can see why you don't want any more immigrants: The firs...
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Make city safer with ban on carrying gunsJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - With all the shooting that happened this past weekend in the city, those are innocent lives being killed. No one should be allowed to carry a gun. This will make the cit...
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Let's limit how long politicians stay in officeJul 09, 2014 5:01 am - When our Founding Fathers crafted the Constitution of the U.S. (and later those who wrote Illinois' Constitution), they must not have envisioned elected officials spendi...
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Wage-hike supporters don't know hard workJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - I know Gov. Quinn and the Democrats need to buy votes to get re-elected, but he thinks taking my order at McDonald's or scanning my groceries is hard work, and deserves ...
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Editorial: Be careful about redesigning TIFsJul 08, 2014 11:00 pm - It's been six years since Wickes Furniture closed on Dundee Road in Wheeling. The village bought the land for $3.7 million, intending it to anchor an ambitious, $100 mil...
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Looking at the sunny sideJul 08, 2014 5:01 am - Summer heat getting to you? Just think: It beats ice and snow 30 below! Norma Lettecci Schaumburg ...