McHenry County Opinion
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Explorers saddened to be told they're no longer needed in Fox LakeDec 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Last week, the Fox Lake Explorers and their parents met with the Fox Lake Police Department and the Mayor Donny Schmidt. Previously, the last meeting of the year has alw...
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Climate debate is 'science friction'Dec 10, 2015 12:00 am - OK, what's going on here? Is there a problem? Global warming? High CO2 levels? Climate change? Our world on the brink of ...(you fill in the blank). One problem that k...
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Hey, media, just let Gliniewicz story goDec 07, 2015 12:00 am - By now, everyone knows how Lt. Gliniewicz went from the Heights of Heroism to the Pits of Disgrace. When will the media let it go and stop printing article after article...
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Candidate must show he's ready for senateDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Martin McLaughlin has a high position in the Barrington Hills Village Board. Barrington Hills is currently a successful village, yet many members of the village believe ...
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Notice of property tax increase seasonNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - It must be tax raising season. I see all these notices in the paper that read: "NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR ... " Then I read Toni Preckwinkle is runnin...
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O'Hare victim of political hacksNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - O'Hare victim of political hacks Wednesday's unmitigated air travel disaster at O'Hare International Airport, six hour delays and countless hundreds of flight cance...
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Does Statue still epitomize freedom?Nov 26, 2015 12:00 am - Is this what America is about? In that case, maybe the right thing to do is to return the Statue of Liberty to the French since it no longer epitomizes the meaning of Am...
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Editorial: 'Puffy' helmets an idea worth pursuingNov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of St. Edward Central Catholic High School Mike Rolando. It's like a scene out of the old Seinf...
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Beware 'the crowded path' judging GliniewiczNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - I read the front page of the Sunday, Nov. 22, Daily Herald with disgust. Filenko disgusts me as well as your staff writers, but as we all know the truth is not what sell...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...