Editorials
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Editorial: Fair Maps Amendment a good move for minority communitiesApr 01, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois' minority communities have long been skeptical of the movement to change the way the state's legislative districts are drawn. That skepticism springs from conce...
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Editorial: Some lawmakers willing to stand up for democracy in IllinoisMar 31, 2020 11:00 pm - The political reality in Illinois - as in Congress, for that matter - is that nothing controversial gets a vote unless chamber leaders allow it and most lawmakers won't ...
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Editorial Roundup:
Mar 31, 2020 7:00 am - Here are editorials from newspapers around Illinois. March 29, 2020 The (Champaign) News-Gazette Sausage Making at its worst In a time of national despair, Congress rush...
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Editorial: Why shouldn't Illinoisans expect fair elections like the states that have ended gerrymandering?Mar 31, 2020 1:00 am - When a single political party holds the key to maintaining its hold on power in a state through gerrymandering - think Republicans in Pennsylvania or Texas, Democrats in...
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Editorial: Can we trust a 'Fair Tax' if there are no Fair Maps?Mar 29, 2020 1:00 am - This editorial has been updated to correct the name of Illinois Senate President Don Harmon. A primary argument of Gov. J.B. Pritzker and legislative supporters of ...
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Editorial: We have 5 weeks to end gerrymandering hereMar 29, 2020 1:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board We don't put editorials on the front page often. But time is running out on representative government in Illinois. May 3 is the magic d...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Mar 28, 2020 1:00 am - Message to Texas Lt. Gov While the grandparents on our Editorial Board want to leave their offspring a strong economy, keep in mind that they also have not given u...
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Editorial: Creative suburbanites keep the spirit of doing one's part aliveMar 26, 2020 11:00 pm - During World War II, we canceled baseball, rationed food, scavenged for scrap metal to build armaments, put women in factories for the first time to do that work and pla...
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Editorial: Our cellphones give us an 'A' for social distancingMar 26, 2020 1:00 am - Take a bow. All of you. You get an A for social distancing, contributing to an A for Illinois on the same attribute, says a startup that aims to gauge adherence to the n...