Editorials
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The Soapbox: Why Krumstok walked the plank, and other issuesJul 17, 2021 5:00 am - Barry Krumstok walks the plank Is the ouster of the Rolling Meadows city manager retaliation for the internal investigation he conducted on Joe Gallo before Gallo w...
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Editorial: The indisputable link between violent crime and povertyJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - (Third in an editorial series) There are those among us who are old enough to remember President Lyndon Johnson declaring a War on Poverty in 1964. It was an ambitious i...
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - (Second in an editorial series) When she ran for reelection last year, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx blamed the pandemic for the rise in the number of cases of v...
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Editorial Roundup: U.S.
Jul 14, 2021 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: July 12 The Philadelphia Inquirer on continuing challenges to the 2020 presidential election: Nine month...
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Editorial: How do we curb the violence that claimed Miles Thompson?Jul 14, 2021 1:00 am - (First in an editorial series) On our front page on Sunday, we carried the tragic story of Miles Thompson, a suburban teenager who seemingly had his whole life ahead of ...
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Editorial: Time for East Dundee board to stop bickeringJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - When the dust settled after the April 6 election, results showed the East Dundee village board would have four new faces - voters selected Trustee Jeffrey L. Lynam over ...
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Editorial Roundup: Illinois
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Editorial: Pressure on CLC is troubling for more than just slowing the college's diversity effortJul 10, 2021 2:00 pm - The decision by the College of Lake County Board of Trustees to delay hiring an administrator to oversee diversity issues may give the board a little breathing room to r...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Jul 10, 2021 1:00 am - A welcoming community We don't see how a rainbow flag is in conflict with the idea of a "City of Good Neighbors." This week's Clippable Quote "Each time a pers...
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Editorial: Illinois' first death-free day is worth celebrating, but it doesn't signal the end yetJul 09, 2021 1:00 am - It's too bad Illinois towns depleted their fireworks displays over the weekend. Because on Monday, the state had another momentous occasion to celebrate: the first day s...