Editorials
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Editorial: Don't let distractions derail momentum for consolidating governmentsDec 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's hard to get bipartisan support these days in Illinois as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and the Democrat-led General Assembly butt heads on most items of importance. ...
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Editorial: Smoke detectors easiest way for you to protect your familyDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - If Staff Writer Lauren Rohr's story in Monday's Daily Herald about the speed with which modern homes go up in flames caused you some alarm, then mission accomplished. He...
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Editorial: Time to pay attention to election campaignsDec 01, 2015 10:00 pm - A lot of special interest groups don't want you to pay much attention to the primary election campaigns, and some candidates don't want you to, either. That's because ve...
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Editorial: Restart talks over crossing guards in Dist. 21Nov 29, 2015 10:00 pm - After months of deliberations, it comes to this. When they get back from winter break, kids who live on the Cook County side of Buffalo Grove and who walk to their eleme...
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Editorial: Alvarez and the delay of justice for LaquanNov 28, 2015 1:00 pm - Let us put this succinctly: Overnight - or more pointedly, over the course of 13 months - Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez has lost virtually all credibility, ...
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The Soapbox: A special census for Naperville, inspiration in Hoffman Estates, Barrington and Hampshire, and more.Nov 28, 2015 12:00 am - Special census for Naperville? Naperville residents may have experienced déjà vu when the city began contemplating a special census with an eye toward potentially...
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Editorial: The uncomfortable reality of Laquan McDonald's shooting by policeNov 26, 2015 1:00 pm - For most of us living in the suburbs, our perspective of the police is respectful if not admiring. A few of us may have felt wronged once by a cop during a traffic stop,...
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Editorial: 'Puffy' helmets an idea worth pursuingNov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of St. Edward Central Catholic High School Mike Rolando. It's like a scene out of the old Seinf...
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Editorial: The blessed benefits of counting our blessingsNov 24, 2015 10:00 pm - When upon life's billows you are tempest-tossed, / When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, / Count your many blessings, name them one by one, / And it will surpr...
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Editorial: Naperville right to end council's health benefitsNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Should elected city council members qualify for taxpayer-supported benefits that rank-and-file employees don't have? That's the crux of the matter in Naperville, where c...