Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Election fatigue? It’s real, but tuning out is not the answerMar 13, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: It’s easy to get cynical amid the last-minute primary election onslaught, but it’s important to focus on the issues and cast your vote.
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Daily Herald opinion: A gratifying display: Still, planned increases for medical-debt relief show quandary facing government budgetsMar 11, 2026 4:00 am - State Sen. Seth Lewis was persuaded by the numbers — and some real-world experiences. Originally an opponent of state involvement in the Medical Debt Relief Program, the ...
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Daily Herald opinion: The stakes we face: The issue Congress avoids is not whether to go to war; it is whether to decide at allMar 07, 2026 2:45 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: It is a dangerous enough precedent to declare that an obvious war is not a war and need not be subject to restraint from the people of our democracy. It is fundamentally calamitous to let any one person determine the reasons for starting one and then to conduct it in any way he or she pleases.
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Daily Herald opinion: Driving change: Arlington Heights’ penalties for improper use of license-plate readers send clear messageMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: When Arlington Heights trustees voted this week to extend contracts with Flock Safety for automated license-plate reader cameras, they added an important clause to make the company accountable for misuses of its system.
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Daily Herald opinion: An appropriate mission: Lawmakers are wise to seek balance between EVs’ benefits and road maintenanceMar 04, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: There are legitimate arguments for encouraging the advance of electric vehicles, and finding ways to do that while ensuring a long-term system to sustain them amid the needs of the state’s transportation system is hardly an underhanded “scheme.” Lawmakers are wise to be seeking an effective balance.
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Hanson for GOP in Congress, Dist. 5Mar 03, 2026 8:18 am - The Daily Herald endorses Tommy Hanson as the Republican nominee for Congress from Illinois District 5.
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Quigley for Democrats in Congress, Dist. 5Mar 03, 2026 8:11 am - The Daily Herald endorses incumbent Mike Quigley for the Democratic nomination for Congress from Illinois District 5.
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Opinion: A summary of Daily Herald primary endorsementsMar 03, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: A summary of the Daily Herald’s endorsements in the March 17 primaries.
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Endorsement: DeLaRosa for Illinois House District 42Mar 02, 2026 9:41 am - The Daily Herald endorses Margaret DeLaRosa for the Democratic nomination for state House District 42 in the March 17 primary election.
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Endorsement: Krishnamoorthi for Democrats for U.S. SenateFeb 28, 2026 2:45 pm - Of the 10 Democrats seeking the opportunity to replace the retiring U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, three have generally been anointed as the ones to watch because of their vastly...