Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Pension fund news sticks taxpayers with added costs of state's previous bad managementJun 27, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Gov. J.B. Pritzker got an unwelcome - but apparently not unexpected - message this month ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Cook County budgeting more reliable and transparent, but still requires scrutinyJun 25, 2023 1:00 am - By now, it should come as no surprise to see a Cook County budget proposal that is balanced, transparent and presented with sharp precision by a staff administrators who...
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The Soapbox: Brief thoughts from Daily Herald editors on suburban topics of interestJun 24, 2023 1:00 am - Today's clippable quote "If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." - Booker T. Washington Must they vroom vroom by homes? This time of year is a ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Schaumburg makes sad, but wise, choice in abandoning performance centerJun 23, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. The proposed Schaumburg performing arts center on the campus of the village's convention ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Increasingly, communities are standing up to welcome and value all types of loveJun 22, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Over the years, June has become packed with rainbow flags, parades and other Pride Month ...
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Daily Herald opinion: As summer begins, here are some safety reminders when using the grill or fire pitJun 21, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Technology is a wonderful thing, even in the prehistoric activity of grilling your kill o...
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Daily Herald opinion: Let the pros handle the pyrotechnics this Fourth of JulyJun 20, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. The sound of illegal fireworks becomes increasingly common this time of the year in our n...
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Daily Herald opinion: Heroic or flawed, virtually all dads are central figures in the story of our livesJun 17, 2023 2:00 pm - This Father's Day remembrance is a lightly edited reprise of a message we published on June 18, 2017. We came across this observation from gifted Indian author Kiran Des...
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The Soapbox: Brief thoughts from Daily Herald editors on suburban topics of interestJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. This week's clippable quote "I believe that what we become depends on what our fat...
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Daily Herald opinion: Illinois takes swipe at censorship in librariesJun 16, 2023 1:00 am - This editorial is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Illinois has become the first state in the union to protect librarians from efforts seeki...