Editorials
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Endorsement: Brittin for East Dundee presidentMar 04, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald endorsement: Sarah Brittin for East Dundee village president
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Daily Herald opinion: Paul Hoefert for Mount Prospect mayorMar 04, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald endorsement: Incumbent Paul Hoefert has our support for reelection as Mount Prospect’s mayor.
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Daily Herald opinion: A seriousness of purpose: Our endorsements can help you vote, even if you disagree with our choicesMar 01, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: While some criticize newspaper endorsements, we still see the process as an obligation to thoroughly vet candidates and provide informed recommendations as a community service.
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Daily Herald opinion: Standing in the need of prayer: What a social media flap says about our ability to talk to each otherFeb 28, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The issue facing Wheaton College isn’t whether a university should make a social media post congratulating a particular graduate on an achievement; it’s whether a university should make a social media post congratulating any graduate for reaching a high rank in government or any point of social prominence.
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Daily Herald opinion: Legal lessons ahead: Understanding the American justice system a key part of our democracyFeb 26, 2025 9:31 am - Daily Herald opinion: As trials related to the Highland Park parade shooting and an attack targeting a Palestinian family begin, it's important we understand the critical role of juries in serving justice despite an imperfect system.
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Daily Herald opinion: The human touch: New program in Elgin takes aim at a social problem few discussFeb 26, 2025 9:10 am - Daily Herald opinion: New Club 120 can help people "just hang out and enjoy each other" after pandemic isolation, with free activities to nurture human relationships in a judgment-free zone.
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Daily Herald opinion: The elevation of restraint: Despite political asides, Pritzker’s primary theme lays the right foundation for budget talksFeb 22, 2025 2:30 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Strip Gov. JB Pritzker’s budget address last week of its anti-Trump political veneer, and you get a proposal that sounds very different from the spending sprees of recent years.
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Daily Herald opinion: Tragic and preventable: We must take care in how we drive in the suburbs to prevent pedestrian crash deathsFeb 21, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: IDOT figures showing a 9.5% increase in pedestrian-involved crash fatalities should be a wake-up call for walkers and drivers.
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Daily Herald opinion: Moving toward healing: New railroad pedestrian safety gates are coming to Barrington, but more are neededFeb 19, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: One year after a local teen's death, Barrington is getting a much-needed railroad pedestrian crossing gate, but more work needs to be done to keep the community safe.
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Daily Herald opinion: A ‘road map to the future’: DuPage forest preserve makes the right move to plan for renovations at Peabody estateFeb 18, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County made the right decision when it created an improvement plan for Mayslake Hall in Oak Brook.