Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Advice to Democrats: The party's revival is dependent on sound policy and straightforward messaging, not extremismJun 07, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Democrats need to reconnect with moral issues like faith and family to revive party, not just focus on being anti-Trump.
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Daily Herald opinion: A message, but no setback: For Bears project, legislative inaction seems to say more about how rather than whereJun 06, 2025 2:29 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Lawmakers show little appetite for funding Bears stadium, but team still lacks funds. Suburbs may be more receptive, but taxpayer protections remain key.
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Daily Herald opinion: Thoughtful, practical review: What’s in a name? Often, these days, it’s controversyJun 05, 2025 1:25 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is approaching questions about whether to rename its theater with care and caution.
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Daily Herald opinion: The transit failure: If crisis is to be averted this summer, lawmakers will need something better than ‘spitballing’Jun 05, 2025 1:24 pm - There is plenty in the newly approved Illinois budget to wring one’s hands over, but for the suburbs specifically, perhaps the bullet most fortunately dodged — and simult...
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Daily Herald opinion: Small steps, big statement: Modifications to state’s gun-control policies demonstrate commitment to safetyMay 31, 2025 2:45 pm - Despite abundant evidence of the need for better policies on gun safety in our country and our state, achieving them in the face of opposition from the powerful, regulati...
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Daily Herald opinion: Law inspired by suburban woman aims to improve sexual assault training for law enforcementMay 30, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A bill requiring better trauma-based training for law enforcement officers and trainees deserves Gov. JB Pritzker’s signature and support.
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Daily Herald opinion: The bounds of party unity: Crespo’s stringent punishment suggests something more than a concern over ‘processes’May 29, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The severity and timing of punishment costing Democratic state Rep. Fred Crespo a House leadership position and his right to caucus with his party suggests something more than just a discipline for failing to adhere to party procedures.
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Daily Herald opinion: Streamlining for success: Speeding up the police officer hiring process can have positive resultsMay 28, 2025 4:00 am - When you read that a suburb is slashing its hiring time for police officers because of a staffing crisis, a couple of questions immediately come to mind. It’s natural, fo...
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Daily Herald opinion: Prioritize collaboration: Carpentersville, West Dundee should work together to reimagine Spring Hill Mall siteMay 27, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: There is need for Carpentersville to work with West Dundee to see the shuttered Spring Hill Mall property redeveloped, especially since Carpentersville bought the last remaining retail space.
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Daily Herald opinion: Memorial Day’s true mission: We have a duty to remember veterans who made the ultimate sacrificeMay 23, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Whatever we have planned for the weekend, we should take tine to remember the sacrifice of our nation’s veterans and the volunteers who work so hard to honor them.