Editorials
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Illinois Editorial Roundup:
Aug 18, 2020 7:00 am - Here are excerpts of editorials published in newspapers in Illinois. August 15, 2020 (Arlington Heights) Daily Herald Jim Thompson, the last governor to get things done ...
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Editorial Roundup:
Aug 18, 2020 7:00 am - The (Fort Wayne) Journal Gazette. Aug. 16, 2020 Strong voice to advocate for schools indispensable If we could count on Jennifer McCormick occupying the top state school...
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in IllinoisAug 15, 2020 2:00 pm - The news last week that state Sen. Terry Link of Indian Creek has been charged with federal tax evasion was far from surprising. For quite some time, we've been no fan o...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Aug 15, 2020 1:00 am - Tackling homelessness Homelessness can seem like an intractable problem, so Elgin deserves credit for efforts to tackle it head-on with ideas possibly including hel...
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Editorial: Jim Thompson, the last governor to get things doneAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois may never again see, and probably never before saw, the blend of pragmatism, vision and political skill that combined to make James R. "Big Jim" Th...
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Editorial: County's actions on referendums undermine confidence of and in votersAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County voters got some unwelcome messages from their county board this week. Under the guise of taking the pulse of the community on issues facing the county, cou...
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Editorial: Don't let important goals of social justice movement be co-opted by violenceAug 13, 2020 1:00 am - It will take some time before we know the true sequence of events that led to the looting early Monday in downtown Chicago - whether the violence was sparked by a police...
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Editorial Roundup: US
Aug 12, 2020 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Aug. 11 The Los Angles Times on TikTok and WeChat: Even before President Trump signed an executive o...
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Editorial: Fill out 2020 census before it's too lateAug 12, 2020 1:00 am - It's mid-August. Have you filled out the 2020 census yet? As of Monday, 68.2% of Illinoisans had already done so, but that means more than 30 percent have not. If you ar...
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Illinois Editorial Roundup:
Aug 11, 2020 7:00 am - Here are editorials from newspapers published around Illinois. August 9, 2020 The (Champaign) News-Gazette Buddy, can you spare a dime? News of the physical consequences...