Editorials
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Editorial: A picture of clout-based politics the state must renounceOct 07, 2019 11:00 pm - The reassuring thing about the story of state Sen. Martin Sandoval's 2016 effort to pressure the Illinois tollway to award a contract to one of his campaign donors is th...
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Editorial: A recent trial and ancient holy day remind us of the power of forgivenessOct 06, 2019 11:00 pm - Last week, a teenager's surprising words - and even more surprising request - went viral. On the day former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was sentenced to 10 years ...
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Editorial: Who would have thought?Oct 05, 2019 2:00 pm - Who would have thought that an SUV would have to barrel through the Woodfield Mall before there'd be talk about putting barriers in front of all the entrances to enclose...
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Editorial: The NCAA is seeing the cost of its lack of urgency on fairness to athletesOct 02, 2019 11:00 pm - State Rep. Emmanuel "Chris" Welch has thrown down a gauntlet of sorts before the NCAA. The association had best take it up, and soon. Welch, of Hillside, has sponsored a...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Oct 02, 2019 7:00 am - Oct. 1 The Fort Worth Star-Telegram on the guilty verdict for a white former police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man: Dallas County jurors made a powerfu...
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Editorial: On drugs, alcohol, resist being the 'cool' parentOct 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Deciding to become a whistle-blower is a process fraught with questions and doubt. You worry about what people will think of you. You worry about becoming a pariah. You ...
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Give residents a voice before extending DiMucci development approvalSep 30, 2019 11:00 pm - As a news organization, we know deadlines. And when a deadline is approaching, well, you'd better get done, or you've missed your chance. In Lake County government, dea...
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Editorial: Maddon deserves city's thanks for helping transform Cubs' imageSep 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Manager Joe Maddon has never fit the once-stereotypical image of a Cubs lovable loser. And he continued to defy that description as he left the team following Sunday's l...
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A polarizing, but sadly unavoidable, inquirySep 28, 2019 2:00 pm - The nation may not yet be entirely caught in the grip of impeachment fever, but a shift in the poll numbers suggests that since last week, we have gained a temperature. ...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Sep 28, 2019 1:00 am - Suburban standouts Thirteen suburban schools were among 25 in Illinois honored this week with a Blue Ribbon from the U.S. Department of Education. It takes some doi...