Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Not dead after all: Happy to see new burst of energy for Chicago-to-Rockford rail lineOct 10, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: This week, a proposed Chicago-to-Rockford rail project simultaneously took a step forward and one back, but we’re pleased to see that it hasn’t been dead after all, just delayed.
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Daily Herald editorial: A war of words: We need leaders to tone down the rhetoric before things get out of handOct 07, 2025 3:20 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Amid simmering tensions in Chicago, it’s wise for everyone to tone down the rhetoric. Sound-bite jabs are doing nothing to keep this situation from boiling over into something that could lead to more violence.
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Daily Herald opinion: We can all step up to help ease pressures on burdened pet sheltersOct 07, 2025 8:08 am - Daily Herald opinion: It’s heartbreaking to think of families becoming increasingly burdened to the point that they are inundating local animal shelters with returned pets. There are things we all can do to help the shelters manage the situation.
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Daily Herald opinion: A hope for peace?: There is room to dare it in Trump proposal and Hamas responseOct 04, 2025 1:02 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Surprising changes in the tone of rhetoric regarding the war in Gaza raise faint hopes for a deal to end the suffering - and perhaps more.
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Daily Herald opinion: We don’t have to do this: Congress hurts the country, and itself, by not ending debt ceiling showdownsOct 03, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: There is a better way to govern the nation’s finances than by brinkmanship and a steady stream of showdowns and shutdowns.
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Daily Herald opinion: Real people’s lives: Transit forum emphasizes the importance of solving fiscal crisis this monthOct 01, 2025 4:54 pm - As the Illinois General Assembly’s fall veto session approaches its mid-October opening, a Chicago Democratic state representative offers one of the most important remind...
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Daily Herald opinion: A push for safety: More needs to be done to get a traffic light on busy stretch of Roosevelt RoadSep 30, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: With plans for a new traffic light along Roosevelt Road in limbo, additional help is needed to secure funding and to make the project a priority.
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Daily Herald opinion: Feds must be transparent about ICE operations in Chicago, suburbsSep 27, 2025 3:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: With concerns rising over conditions at an ICE facility in Broadview, it is time to let state and local officials see for themselves.
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Daily Herald opinion: An opportunity: Pausing revamp of DuPage Heritage Gallery could have positive resultSep 24, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A decision to pause a revamp of the DuPage Heritage Gallery can be seen as an opportunity. It could result in an updated exhibit that better educates the public and engages more visitors.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘A blessed man’: An impromptu hospital wedding and a father’s gratitude remind us of the power of loveSep 23, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A garden wedding at an Arlington Heights hospital, put together to allow an ailing father to accompany his daughter down the aisle, reminds us of the importance of love, generosity and gratitude.