Editorials
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Editorial: Legislative leaders hold only hope for school fundingJul 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Today, 177 state lawmakers are traipsing to Springfield - assuming they all heed the governor's call - to try to forge a solution to school funding legislation in time f...
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Editorial: The deepening prospect that classes won't open on timeJul 23, 2017 11:00 pm - It's increasingly beginning to look as if classes at many schools around Illinois will not open on time - and systems that do open on time likely will have to close at s...
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Editorial: Rauner, Madigan duel; legislators flee in frustrationJul 22, 2017 2:00 pm - Elaine Nekritz has always struck us as one of the lights in the darkness, a state legislator whose heart is in the right place, who got involved in politics not out of a...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Jul 22, 2017 1:00 am - Yes, investigate Top Cook County officials are calling for independent reviews of practices in Assessor Joe Berrios' office following reports of a system that favor...
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Editorial: Finding small relief under the enduring specter of John Wayne GacyJul 19, 2017 11:00 pm - And then there were six. Another of John Wayne Gacy's victims has been identified - a 16-year-old Minnesota runaway, Jimmie Haakenson, who called his mom from Chicago in...
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Editorial: Flooding? These homeowners just deal with itJul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - After days of reading articles about flooding, sandbagging, record crests, disaster declarations and cleanup efforts and knowing this has happened several times before, ...
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Editorial: Why video gambling needs more local controlJul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Lawmakers who opened the door for video gambling in Illinois didn't anticipate we'd find the machines five years later in grocery stores. Or in storefront "cafe casinos...
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Editorial: Respect for the service, training of those who fight firesJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Fighting fires is and always will be a dangerous job done by brave people. Much is made of all the high-tech equipment that has been developed over the years and is cred...
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Editorial: We need answers on Trump and RussiaJul 15, 2017 2:00 pm - There Donald Trump Jr. was the other night, smiling and lighthearted, answering sympathetic questions from Sean Hannity, who famously advised the Trump campaign behind t...
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The Soapbox: A decision on O'Hare security, a hero in Wheaton, a chicken thief in Hawthorn Woods and more.Jul 14, 2017 11:00 pm - When police are police It's good to hear non-sworn O'Hare security officers won't be able to wear badges or patches identifying themselves as police, and sworn Chic...