Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: When less is more during the holidays, kids can learn true meaning of giving backNov 10, 2023 12:00 am - Google "four-gift rule" and you'll find plenty of parenting blogs touting the benefits of this Christmas gift-giving movement. Yes, the idea is trendy but also helpful. ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Greater commitment needed to stop illegal shoulder parking near O'HareNov 08, 2023 12:00 am - You're dashing off to the airport to pick up out-of-town family members or catch a flight yourself when you spot something as predictable as your Thanksgiving Day menu b...
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Daily Herald opinion: The return of night meetings a positive step for DuPage County BoardNov 07, 2023 12:00 am - If you want to see how most local government boards operate, you can do it by attending a night meeting. City councils, school boards, library boards, township boards an...
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Daily Herald opinion: Bankman-Fried case reminds us to heed well-known lessons about greed and riskNov 03, 2023 11:00 pm - The case of Sam Bankman-Fried is indeed a sad morality tale. And, perhaps just as sadly, a familiar one. An apparent magician spins gold out of thin air and attracts the...
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Daily Herald opinion: St. Charles gets the all-clear to demolish Pheasant Run ResortNov 03, 2023 1:00 am - Finally. For 1,342 days, the Pheasant Run Resort has sat closed. For the past 531, it has been a burned-out shell of itself, with graffiti, broken windows and all manner...
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Daily Herald opinion: Search for perfect balance for regulating short-term rentals is hard, but necessaryNov 01, 2023 1:00 am - The construction of a treehouse that was rented to vacationers led Schaumburg to establish regulations for short-term rentals. Eight years later, village leaders find th...
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Daily Herald opinion: Threats and accusations in local controversies aren't just ugly; they deter good governmentOct 30, 2023 11:00 pm - It is important to acknowledge at the outset that our Russell Lissau found the overwhelming number among hundreds of pages of emails he examined regarding a controversia...
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Daily Herald opinion: Governor's plan makes wise use of consolidation for early childhood educationOct 27, 2023 11:00 pm - It may seem counterintuitive to create a new government agency in order to reduce bureaucracy, but in the matter of early childhood learning Gov. J.B. Pritzker seems to ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Lurie Children's Hospital brings welcome plans for a Schaumburg outpatient centerOct 27, 2023 1:00 am - There is nothing we won't do for our kids. With the amount of money suburbanites spend on them for such things as schools, sports and health care, we expect the best. So...
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Daily Herald opinion: Hesitance over high school musical offers a commentary on our timesOct 26, 2023 1:00 am - In the opening number of the Netflix version of the Tony-nominated musical "The Prom," character Barry Glickman sings a line that is rife with irony as he describes his ...