Editorials
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Editorial: Hearing is only 'a start' toward confidence in tollway hiringJul 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Tollway officials told a state Senate committee that they would "set the record straight" about questions of transparency, favoritism and conflicts of interest, but at b...
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Editorial: Separate swimmers, boats at Picnic Grove ParkJul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Who's in charge of the sandy-bottomed Fox River shallows just a few feet off the beach at Picnic Grove Park in Fox River Grove? And what are people allowed to do there? ...
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Editorial: Next Saturday, perform random acts of kindness in memory of LauraJul 21, 2018 2:00 pm - It's possible these turbulent days to give in to the notion that anger, negativity and mean-spiritedness epitomize the world. But we don't have to accept that. If we wan...
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Editorial: Mount Prospect crosswalk safety plans instructive for other suburbsJul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - As long as there are distracted and impatient drivers, accidents will happen. As long as there are risk-taking, impatient pedestrians, accidents will happen. But public ...
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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Jul 18, 2018 7:00 am - Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ July 15 The Washington Post asks who is paying for the next Supreme Court justice: Before President ...
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Editorial: Water tragedies are painful reminders of perils of natureJul 17, 2018 11:00 pm - A 6-year-old boy from Cary remains in the hospital after an 18-foot boat struck him Sunday while he was swimming near a dock in the Fox River near Fox River Grove. He h...
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Editorial: Details of indictment rebut denials of Russian interferenceJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - In a news conference following their meeting in Helsinki Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both addressed questions about the indi...
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Editorial: Trump 'clarification' fails to repair damage from HelsinkiJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - We have to say, President Donald Trump addressed Tuesday the one sentence that was most confounding in his seven-sentence dismissal of the Russia investigation. It turns...
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Editorial: Municipalities deserve more of online tax revenueJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - There might be a half-dozen ways to split the small pot of online sales tax money that is left for Illinois communities after the state takes its 80 percent off the top ...
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Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Jul 13, 2018 1:00 am - Top dog No need to travel for a quintessential Chicago hot dog. Those at Firehouse Dogs in Schaumburg were just named best in the state. That's a wiener! Buy l...