Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: A new, familiar refrain: Communities need more, broader guidance in finding locations for data centersJan 25, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: Suburban communities are all too familiar with what can happen when developers of any kind of project begin pitting them against each other and picking them off one by one to find the so-called “right location.” As they confront such potential experiences with the proliferation of data centers, they need broader policy guidance.
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Daily Herald opinion: There’s still room for talks: But time is growing short for state to take up bill that could keep Bears in IllinoisJan 22, 2026 4:16 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Without a “reasonable” property tax cap, the Bears could leave Illinois, meaning “no stadium, no development and 100% of nothing,” he wrote in the report.
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Daily Herald opinion: What’s the holdup?: Six months in, county is still waiting for an attorney’ general’s ruling with widespread implicationsJan 21, 2026 9:03 am - DuPage County Board members had good reason to grumble last week as they reflected on a sluggish response from the state attorney general’s office to an appeal regarding ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Window to nature: Visitor center an impressive part of new DuPage wildlife hospitalJan 19, 2026 3:43 pm - Daily Herald opinion: A new visitor center at the DuPage Wildlife Conservation Center in Glen Ellyn will serve a valuable role in educating residents about nature.
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Daily Herald opinion: A visit and a victory: It’s been an exciting week for Bears fansJan 16, 2026 4:34 pm - The past week has been a thriller for long-suffering Chicago Bears fans. Last Saturday, they celebrated a memorable 31-27 home win over the rival Green Bay Packers in the...
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Daily Herald opinion: During the long, dark winter, let holiday lights linger a whileJan 13, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Perhaps it’s time we take a deep breath and relax about a few extra weeks of twinkling lights. Less judgment, more acceptance.
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Daily Herald opinion: A new recycling buzz: With new law, batteries getting focus for safety, convenienceJan 13, 2026 4:00 am - Among new Illinois laws taking effect this month is an important measure adding batteries to paint and electronics as materials for which manufacturers must accommodate a...
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Daily Herald opinion: 'Hello, freedom man': In Trump's America, does the country still represent something larger than just its power, wealth and self-interest?Jan 10, 2026 2:03 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: For most of our history, America has represented something large, something bigger than our military might, more captivating that our ingenuity, more inspiring than our nebulous alpha pride.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Democracy in action’: Training teens as election judges — and encouraging them to vote — is a vital missionJan 09, 2026 7:12 pm - Historically, the youngest of those eligible to vote in the U.S. — those in their late teens and early 20s — are far less likely to cast ballots than their parents or gra...
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Daily Herald opinion: Our national identity: Increasing imperialistic tendencies require Congress to assert itself into foreign policyJan 06, 2026 7:12 pm - Editor’s Note: This editorial has been updated to correctly identify Karoline Leavitt as White House press secretary. As famously observed 2,000 years ago, there hav...