Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Cue the countdown: General Assembly yet to tackle Bears legislation or the budget as it barrels toward adjournmentMay 29, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: We’re down to the final weekend of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring session. Yet there’s still no state budget approval. No Bears megaproject deal. No decision on the governor’s BUILD plan.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Nothing is dangerous here’: After decades of work, a proud moment for West ChicagoMay 26, 2026 3:01 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: More than 10 years after the last rail cars containing contaminated soil left the former Kerr-McGee site, the parcel is now clean. Soon, it will become a park.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Discussion by discussion’: Republicans make promising choice with new state party leaderMay 26, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: Republicans could hardly have done better last week than to elect former DuPage County Auditor Bob Grogan to take the reins.
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Daily Herald opinion: Reality check: Chicago mayor’s attempt to block Bears’ path to the ’burbs is ill-timedMay 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.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Get ahead of this right now’: New transit security initiatives must produce more than promise and reportsMay 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.
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Daily Herald opinion: Fumbled rollout: Inclusion of controversial flyer overshadows redesign of county’s tax billMay 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.
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Daily Herald opinion: Be kind: In a season of reflection, our message for the Class of 2026May 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...
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Daily Herald opinion: Protecting unstructured play: The role of recess is vital for suburban schoolsMay 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.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘We just can’t ignore what is happening’: County program offers comfort, practical help to mothers needing supportMay 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 ...
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Daily Herald opinion: The Trump naming syndrome: Why is the unprecedented zeal to honor the president's name met with only yawns?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.