Editorials
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Editorial: Ryan is out of prison, but little is different in IllinoisJan 31, 2013 8:20 am - “Grandfatherly” is probably not a word that comes to mind when most people recall George Ryan or his long political tenure in Illinois. So the image invoked by ex-Gov. J...
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Editorial: No need to arm school personnelJan 30, 2013 4:00 am - Initial reactions — or overreactions — to the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting are understandable. Small children killed in their classroom is unfathomable. St...
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Editorial: Crime, cops and the privilege of a pensionJan 29, 2013 4:00 am - Most taxpayers would agree they have certain expectations for public employees. That ramps up for police officers — the men and women who fight the bad guys to keep us s...
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Editorial: Sincere budget work needed in SenateJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - OK, we’ll bite. Yes, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren’s House bill that would withhold the pay from federal lawmakers if they don’t pass a budget is more grandstanding than gran...
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Editorial: Sincere budget work needed in SenateJan 28, 2013 4:00 am - OK, we’ll bite. Yes, U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren’s House bill that would withhold the pay from federal lawmakers if they don’t pass a budget is more grandstanding than gran...
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Editorial: Sports, the disabled and equal opportunityJan 27, 2013 4:00 am - It wasn’t that long ago, baby boomers can attest, when a school-age girl with an interest in sports essentially had one option — the cheerleading squad. Think of all the...
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Editorial: Giving the discussion on suburban housing a new shapeJan 25, 2013 4:00 am - Phrases like “urban planning,” “subregional solutions (to) short- and long-term housing needs” and “policy remedies” don’t exactly flow off the tongue with the ease or e...
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Editorial: Two lessons from a crisis of confidenceJan 24, 2013 8:28 am - Schaumburg Police Chief Brian Howerton could not have been more correct when he told the Daily Herald Editorial Board on Tuesday that the arrests of three Schaumburg det...
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Metra raises out of sync with fare hikesJan 23, 2013 12:17 pm - Say you’re just going along doing your job and one day your boss starts to wonder whether you’re being paid enough. So your boss hires someone (and pays him a pretty pen...
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Editorial: Seize this rare second opportunity, Mr. PresidentJan 22, 2013 4:00 am - As President Barack Obama walked into the Capitol Monday after the inauguration ceremony, he turned back to take one more look at the cheering crowd on the National Mall...