Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Another setback for fairness: Court’s rebuff of GOP redistricting case reminds voters to ‘take up the baton’Apr 12, 2025 2:30 pm - It was disappointing but not surprising when the Illinois Supreme Court ruled last week that Republican lawmakers waited too long before filing a challenge to legislative...
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Toxic to our democracy’: Musk’s FOIA claims keep Americans in the darkApr 11, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The White House has long resisted FOIA transparency laws. Now Elon Musk's DOGE agency claims exemption, despite court order and vital public interest, raising accountability concerns.
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Daily Herald opinion: As Highland Park shooter faces sentencing, we should focus on the victims and heroes of July 4, 2022Apr 11, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: “The Pitt” reminds us that trauma from shootings extends beyond victims. As sentencing nears, focus should be on Highland Park survivors and heroes.
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois' streamlined college application program is smart step toward making higher education accessible for allApr 09, 2025 1:41 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Illinois bill to streamline college admissions with a universal application would reduce barriers and costs, encouraging more students to apply and attend college.
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Daily Herald opinion: Patience and protest: The two are not incompatible as we reel from the president’s ‘extraordinary gamble’Apr 08, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Thousands march to protest Trump's policies; tariffs spur market plunge, retirement worries. Patience advised, though skepticism warranted
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Daily Herald opinion: A lesson on listening: There’s a particular message in results that upended GOP majority in Wheeling TownshipApr 05, 2025 2:30 pm - Daily Herald opinion: It may not have been the Wheeling Township Board’s stubborn refusal to fund a voter-approved Mental Health Board that cost Republicans the supervisor’s seat and their majority on Tuesday. But the township’s Republicans certainly didn’t do themselves or their party any favors by repeatedly refusing to fund a voter-approved Mental Health Board at the level voters approved.
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Daily Herald opinion: Congrats to Tuesday’s winners, and special thanks to all who ranApr 04, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: While Tuesday’s election victories should be noted and celebrated, so should the candidacies of others who put themselves out there to better their communities.
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Daily Herald Opinion: When ‘local politics’ becomes something else: Can we find a way to stop the trend toward partisan influence in local races?Apr 02, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Local politics is becoming more partisan as parties back candidates, bring resources, and create slates, adding drama and dysfunction to formerly nonpartisan races.
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Daily Herald opinion: A family’s search: Elgin’s committed cold case unit provides long-delayed answers for missing woman’s familyMar 28, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: While Elgin’s commendable cold case unit finally located the remains of a woman who disappeared almost 42 years ago, it also inspires questions about whether more could have been done initially to find Karen Schepers.
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Daily Herald opinion: A time to dream: Opening Day is here, and so is hope, at least for a day or twoMar 26, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Like that first warm day in March, Opening Day brings the promise of spring and a new beginning. Anything is possible, and hope is in the air.