Editorials
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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.
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Daily Herald opinion: Something still to say: Let’s put politics aside and concentrate on the example Biden can be nowMay 21, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Former President Biden’s health diagnosis raises political questions that will get answers, but what matters most now is the example he can set as he and his family navigate a personal crisis.
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Daily Herald opinion: This is a show of commitment?: Painting transparency mistake as ‘minor’ overlooks its serious consequencesMay 20, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Tollway board's suspicious actions in closed session, unapologetic response raise doubts about commitment to transparency despite claim that excluding public was a one-time oversight.
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Daily Herald opinion: Trust and urgency: Bears’ latest shift shows team can have faith in suburbs' determination, preparationMay 17, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: At this stage of the maybe-on, maybe-off, maybe-on-again plans for a Bears stadium in Arlington Heights, it can still feel premature to put up a “Welcome Back!” sign at entrances to the village. But there is a certain tone of finality in the one-sentence statement issued by the franchise Friday.