Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: When it comes to mass transit plans, it's the difference between 'easy' and 'hard'Oct 15, 2023 1:00 pm - A single choice of words emphasizes the complexity of the task now confronting the General Assembly regarding the future of mass transit in Chicago. As a joint task for...
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Daily Herald opinion: Latest numbers reflect the emerging realities of legalized gamblingOct 10, 2023 11:00 pm - Reasonable people can argue over whether legalized gambling will prove in the long run to be a good thing or a bad thing for Illinois. We've never been entirely comforta...
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Daily Herald opinion: Pantry's forward strides are good news, but the need is growing in the suburbsOct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - It was inspiring to read recently about Glen Ellyn Food Pantry opening a new location near Roosevelt Road. After operating for decades at Grace Lutheran Church in downto...
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Daily Herald opinion: Decommissioning of rural fire protection district is a positive thing for taxpayersOct 06, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Nostalgia has its place. But sometimes an old building is just an old building. And somet...
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Daily Herald opinion: Most bodies, but not all, take a measured response to mistake in mental health referendum wordingOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. When it comes to dealing with apparent confusion in technical language regarding ballot ...
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Daily Herald opinion: The crisis facing Republicans after McCarthy's ouster doesn't affect GOP aloneOct 02, 2023 11:00 pm - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Before he was ousted Tuesday after 269 days at the helm of the U.S. House of Representati...
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Daily Herald opinion: Permanent relaxation of seniors' driving test requirement is reasonable, safeSep 29, 2023 11:00 pm - This article has been modified to correct language that incorrectly suggested the age for a mandatory driver's test was previously 79. The previously established age...
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Daily Herald opinion: Series of news conferences emphasizes importance of standing up for integrity of the systemSep 29, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Among the most damaging results of the bitter political divisiveness that has split Ameri...
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Daily Herald opinion: It hurts more to lose some businesses than others, but towns have to find ways to adaptSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. If you've lived in the suburbs for the past 20-plus years, you've probably celebrated mil...
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Daily Herald opinion: New owners could bring welcome resurgence to former Indian Lakes ResortSep 26, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. There was a time when Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale and Pheasant Run Resort in St. ...