Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Terror at 25: A time to evaluate not just what happened on 9/11, but where we are headed todaySep 11, 2026 9:37 am - Daily Herald opinion: The marker of 25 years, a quarter of century, can’t help but put us in mind of the world we have made since the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001.
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Daily Herald opinion: Setting standards for boating safety: We can’t stop every scofflaw, but rules still have practical valueSep 10, 2026 3:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: It’s true that laws alone won’t stop every irresponsible boater on local waterways, but if sensibly enacted and strictly enforced, they can have a meaningful impact on safety without inhibiting responsible boaters’ fun.
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Daily Herald opinion: A crosstown World Series? For once, it’s not a pipe dreamSep 09, 2026 4:00 am - It’s a great year to be a baseball fan in Chicago. Normally, when the calendar turns to September, at least one fan base — oftentimes both — turns its attention to the Be...
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Daily Herald opinion: Lucky discovery: Wheaton couple finds DuPage land records book in a basementSep 08, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The recent discovery of a DuPage County plat book from the late 1800s is another example of how we are finding missing pieces of our rich suburban history.
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Daily Herald opinion: Vague, but joyful: Whatever you celebrate on Labor Day, enjoy it and be refreshedSep 06, 2026 3:00 pm - The purpose and source of most of America’s national holidays are pretty easy to identify and to identify with. Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Independence Day, ...
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Daily Herald opinion: The data center ‘sweet spot’: Grayslake offers a glimpse as county plans moratoriumSep 04, 2026 3:00 pm - “The only reason that communities throughout the U.S.A. should not want Data Centers is if they want to end up being backwards and poor,” President Donald Trump said in a...
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Daily Herald opinion: A great Arlington Heights tradition is still rolling alongSep 02, 2026 2:30 pm - Daily Herald opinion: For more than 50 years, the Arlington Heights Memorial Library’s Bookmobile has continued an important community tradition, bringing books, programs and library services directly to neighborhoods throughout Arlington Heights.
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Daily Herald opinion: Preliminary report emphasizes the unpredictable conditions that make every rail crossing a riskSep 01, 2026 3:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: The combination of factors being studied in the investigation of an deadly October 2025 train-truck collision emphasizes the unpredictable circumstances that require special driver attention at every rail crossing, even when a situation may seem familiar and safe.
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Daily Herald opinion: Surveillance fears: Legislation, community leadership needed to calm growing concerns about risks of license readersAug 29, 2026 3:00 pm - Some days it is hard to know which technological wonder is more aggravating to people in the suburbs, data processing centers or Flock cameras. In recent weeks, Flock cam...
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Daily Herald opinion: Cornered DuPage board deserves answers on clerk’s election-spending needsAug 28, 2026 8:50 am - Backed into a corner, the DuPage County Board appears poised to give County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek’s office $665,000 of the $2.5 million she claims to need in order to oper...