Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Two distinct events on the Chain add emphasis to need for boating safetyJul 31, 2024 4:00 am - There is an inescapable irony in the launches of two very different operations on the Chain O’ Lakes this week. One is the dedication Tuesday of a new Lake County Sheriff...
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Daily Herald opinion: Making Longmeadow Parkway toll-free will benefit the regionJul 29, 2024 2:04 pm - The long wait for the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge to open in northeast Kane County is nearly over. And motorists will not have to pay to use it to cross the Fox River, than...
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Daily Herald opinion: Conversation, at least, needed to ensure adequate safety, education of home-schooled studentsJul 28, 2024 2:00 pm - Given past legislative experience in Illinois over simply raising the subject of home-school regulation, state Rep. Terra Costa Howard is taking a bold step in calling fo...
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Zombie offices’give suburbs a chance to re-imagine the futureJul 26, 2024 4:00 am - A zombie invasion after a pandemic sounds like a big-budget summer movie straight out of the mind of writers in Hollywood. It turns out zombies did invade a number of sub...
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Daily Herald opinion: When life gets crazy, slow down and enjoy some ice creamJul 24, 2024 4:00 am - It’s been quite a week – or two. The last couple weeks have been…eventful. Stressful is another word we’d use. Let’s recap – record-breaking severe weather, a global comp...
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Daily Herald opinion: Biden’s departure opens the way for a more meaningful campaignJul 22, 2024 7:28 pm - Whoever winds up on stage Aug. 22 to accept the Democratic nomination for president in place of Joe Biden, the incumbent’s withdrawal from the 2024 campaign offers more t...
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The nature of a crisis and the determination that overcomes itJul 20, 2024 2:00 pm - Columnist Jim Slusher: In more than five decades as a daily news operation, the Daily Herald has faced few experiences, perhaps none, as difficult, demanding and uncertain as the past week.
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Daily Herald opinion: Time to root for local Olympians whose path to Paris began in the suburbsJul 19, 2024 4:00 am - As we approaching the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics, this Daily Herald editorial salutes local athletes competing on the world stage.
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Daily Herald opinion: Vance’s selection emphasizes the importance of the V.P. nominee in this electionJul 17, 2024 4:00 am - Donald Trump's choice of a running mate has been a source of speculation and political game playing for months. Now that the president and the Republican Party have made ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Questions remain about why DuPage lost millions of dollars in pot revenueJul 15, 2024 2:30 pm - There was a sense of urgency among DuPage officials when they gathered in May 2022 to discuss the county losing millions of dollars in marijuana tax revenue. At the time,...