Editorials
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Editorial: Going fishing? Clean up your gearOct 26, 2016 11:00 pm - DuPage County, like all the counties that dot the area, has many lakes and ponds stocked with fish that attract anglers. It's a wonderful pastime, often handed down from...
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Politics, not workers' welfare, prompt Cook voteOct 26, 2016 11:00 pm - How to solve a problem if you really care about the outcome: Talk to the main players, build consensus, and go with an approach that's effective and that most can live ...
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Editorial: It's worth the effort to care for those with special needsOct 24, 2016 11:00 pm - It wouldn't be surprising if a cost-conscious Elk Grove Park District board had been tempted to turn down a request from Sheri Cappello - or dismissed her with vague pro...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 8 ballot. For the text of individual endorsements, go on...
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Endorsement: Munger for Illinois comptrollerOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - Appointed to the position of comptroller after the death of Judy Baar Topinka, Republican Leslie Munger now must come to the voters for permission to fill out the remain...
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Endorsement: No on 'Safe Roads' constitutional amendmentOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - The desire driving the so-called "Safe Roads" or "Lockbox" constitutional amendment on the Nov. 8 Illinois ballot is easy to understand. But for two deficiencies, we cou...
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Editorial: Basking in the pure joy of watching the Cubs in October baseballOct 23, 2016 11:00 pm - It is customary in October for Chicagoans to invoke images of black cats, demons, curses and horror stories. Looks like we may have to start a new custom and leave the d...
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Endorsement: Donald Trump is unfit, Hillary Clinton for presidentOct 22, 2016 2:00 pm - As always has been the case, the nation today faces many formidable challenges. Eight years after the Great Recession threatened to wipe out our economy, the climb back ...
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Endorsement: Sanchez for Kane County Board, Dist. 24Oct 21, 2016 1:00 am - Jarett Sanchez beat incumbent Joe Haimann in the Democratic primary, leaving a contest between Carpentersville residents Sanchez and Republican Roben Hall. Both strenuou...
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Endorsement: Scheflow for Kane County Board, District 22Oct 21, 2016 1:00 am - We endorsed Republican Doug Scheflow, an Elgin attorney, in the 2012 Republican primary, which he won, but not in the general, which he also won to start his tenure on t...