Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Beach stabilization work in Lake County protects an important ecological siteOct 02, 2024 4:00 am - The Illinois State Beach Park Shoreline Stabilization project preserves an important natural site in Lake County, this Daily Herald editorial states.
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Daily Herald opinion: Paying attention: Disciplined approach is fundamental to improving school sport safetyOct 01, 2024 4:00 am - In a story about football injuries we carried last Friday, the CEO of the National Federation of State High School Associations declared that tackle football is “probably...
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Daily Herald opinion: Time, still, will tell: Loyola study reinforces arguments that justice reform deserves chance to show its promiseSep 28, 2024 2:45 pm - Two weeks ago, supporters and opponents of Illinois' 2023 criminal justice reforms offered somewhat predictably mixed interpretations of the fairness of the new system af...
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Daily Herald opinion: Early voting offers options; not voting shouldn’t be one of themSep 27, 2024 4:00 am - With early voting beginning in most suburban counties, it’s important to set aside time between now and election day to vote, this Daily Herald editorial states.
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Daily Herald opinion: A divisive moment averted: Plans to bring inflammatory speaker to suburbs would only have hurt Illinois GOPSep 25, 2024 4:00 am - It is hard to wrap our heads around the self-inflicted damage certain northern Illinois Republicans inflicted on themselves and their party in recent days by inviting a m...
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Daily Herald opinion: DuPage works to raise awareness about mental health, substance use treatmentSep 23, 2024 3:34 pm - During its inaugural Mental Health Summit held earlier this month, DuPage County sought to raise awareness about services and support systems for mental health and substance use treatment.
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Daily Herald opinion: Reducing doubts about recycling: Effort in Lake County provides some direction for dealing with disruptive complicationsSep 21, 2024 2:00 pm - In the halcyon early days of widespread community recycling programs, residents often were encouraged to toss nearly anything made of paper, cardboard or plastic into the...
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Daily Herald opinion: Making a real impact: Teachers show carefully used AI can have a place in suburban classroomsSep 20, 2024 4:00 am - Educators concerned about AI’s use for cheating are cautiously integrated it into classrooms, and that’s a wise move, this Daily Herald editorial states.
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Daily Herald opinion: What we have here … Issue separating Kane, Aurora police is more than just failure to communicateSep 19, 2024 10:14 am - Whatever the communication problems between the Kane County Sheriff’s Office and the Aurora Police Department, they will not be solved by political leaders trading blame ...
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Daily Herald opinion: A year later, cashless bail in Illinois is working, but tweaks are neededSep 18, 2024 4:00 am - When Illinois started cashless bail last year, critics of the legislation were easy to find and very vocal, even going to court to try and stop it. Only two of Illinois’ ...