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Daily Herald opinion: Reality check: Chicago mayor’s attempt to block Bears’ path to the ’burbs is ill-timed

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 22, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: It’s time for Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to accept reality: The Bears won’t build on the lakefront, and Illinois’ best hope to keep the team is in Arlington Heights.
Daily Herald opinion: ‘Get ahead of this right now’: New transit security initiatives must produce more than promise and reports

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 20, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: It is reassuring to sense that law enforcement and rail line leadership are attuned to public concerns about the transportation system It is also true, though, that press conferences and task forces do not improve conditions by themselves.
Daily Herald opinion: Fumbled rollout: Inclusion of controversial flyer overshadows redesign of county’s tax bill

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 19, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Anything officials can do to help explain them to everyday people is a step in the right direction. It's what Kane County Treasurer Christopher J. Lauzen added beyond simply explaining the system that has led to concerns.
Daily Herald opinion: Be kind: In a season of reflection, our message for the Class of 2026

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 16, 2026 2:00 pm - EDITOR’S NOTE: As suburban schools enter the season of graduations, we were reminded of our reflections from June 8, 2014 on this important time in students’ lives. I...
Daily Herald opinion: Protecting unstructured play: The role of recess is vital for suburban schools

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 14, 2026 3:11 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Updated guidelines from the Itasca-based American Academy of Pediatrics reinforce the importance of recess, a break Illinois rightly protects through the fifth-grade in public schools.
Daily Herald opinion: ‘We just can’t ignore what is happening’: County program offers comfort, practical help to mothers needing support

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 13, 2026 4:00 am - It is probably a common reflection for first-time parents — and maybe veterans as well — as they leave the hospital cradling their newborn: “Are they really sending this ...
Daily Herald opinion: The Trump naming syndrome: Why is the unprecedented zeal to honor the president's name met with only yawns?

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 12, 2026 8:54 am - Daily Herald Opinion: One of the more curious apparent Trump affectations that seems to get virtually no attention, despite its echoes of self-aggrandizing global despots, is his penchant to have things named after himself.
Daily Herald opinion: A Mother’s Day message

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 10, 2026 4:00 am - EDITOR’S NOTE: On this Mother’s Day, we offer this reprise of our Mother’s Day commentary on May 8, 2021, lightly edited and updated. A mother, said China's First La...
Daily Herald opinion: The ‘Leo effect’: Local pride lingers as Chicago native Pope Leo XIV marks his first year

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 08, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Local pride remains strong as Chicago native Pope Leo XIV marks one year since being elected pope.
Daily Herald opinion: Don’t stop moving: A lifetime of steps shows the power of simple daily exercise

By Daily Herald Editorial Board
May 06, 2026 4:00 am - Inspired by Naperville resident Charles Wilcox, our message is simple. Don’t stop moving.

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