Editorials
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Editorial: Sidelines are wrong place for local leaders in property tax debatesAug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - It was unsettling on several levels to hear Gov. Bruce Rauner say this week that he's open to having suburban schools pay more toward teacher pension costs if lawmakers ...
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Editorial: Eliminating late fees an intriguing step for librariesAug 17, 2015 1:00 pm - The days of libraries charging patrons 10-cent-a-day fines for overdue books may be heading for history's scrap heap. At least two suburban libraries say the model no lo...
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Editorial: Wood Dale's slow response to our FOIA request on tent collapseAug 15, 2015 2:00 pm - We're told that the City of Wood Dale has an inclement weather evacuation plan that's designed to help protect people from the kinds of powerful storms that swept throug...
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Saturday Soapbox: Heroism in Wheaton and Waukegan, cooperation in Cook and DuPage counties, the 'Cake Boss' in Rosemont, Chicago baseball in October and moreAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - That was fast: The new school year's already under way in several towns and soon will begin in others. Watch out for school buses and students and give yourself a l...
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Keep close controls on government officials' spendingAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Who ate the beef tenderloin dinner, what happened to the six holiday throws and which staffers were thanked with a party at Saluto's Pizza and Pasta in Gurnee? The fact ...
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Editorial: A Naperville mom's bid to remember the real superheroesAug 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Last year, Captain America, Wolverine, Spider-Man and a bale of mutant turtles were featured in top-25 grossing films in the U.S. The year before, even more superheroes ...
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Editorial: Even a disciplined police effort can have an imperfect endAug 10, 2015 11:00 pm - It is an inescapable fact that the Tamekka Broyles standoff in Schaumburg Aug. 1 ended with Broyles being shot, and but for a few inches of bullet trajectory, she would ...
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Editorial; Building a solid foundation of STEM proficiency, interestAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - That Sherry Douglas, profiled Monday in the Daily Herald's Top Teachers series, is a great classroom instructor, there seems little doubt, and the consensus from her col...
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Editorial: Is Hamilton withholding COD records from board opponents?Aug 08, 2015 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board We've been covering local governments in the suburbs for a long time, and from time to time, we've witnessed more than a few political f...
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The Soapbox: A big raise for a Des Plaines official, an inspirational run in Naperville, drive-through liquor sales in St. Charles, a Grayslake mayor remembered and more.Aug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Good move: Des Plaines City Manager Mike Bartholomew appears to be doing a good job and may be entitled to his 14 percent raise, but it was good to see the city cou...