Editorials
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Daily Herald opinion: Easing a logjam: Des Plaines underpass would improve traffic flow and, especially, safetyOct 27, 2025 5:31 pm - Des Plaines is getting serious about building an underpass on Algonquin Road under the UP beltline tracks between Mount Prospect and Wolf roads. The project is sorely nee...
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Daily Herald opinion: Clock is ticking in DuPage: With an election approaching, only the courts can break impasse between board and clerkOct 25, 2025 5:38 pm - Daily Herald opinion: With an election just five months away, the courts must act soon to resolve a dispute over financial practices in the DuPage County Clerk’s Office.
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Daily Herald opinion: Politics over fairness: Midterm map manipulation a dangerous ploy that aims to disenfranchise votersOct 24, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Congressional map changes to sway the midterms prioritize a quest for power over the desires of voters and the protection of democracy.
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Daily Herald opinion: Congress has its work cut out when it faces issue of truck load limitsOct 22, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Highway load limits on trucks are no simple technical question. It involves millions of lives and billions of dollars, and will require careful analysis from Congress.
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Taking the lead: Lawmakers, foundations secure funding to combat hungerOct 21, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: With too many people facing food insecurity in the region, it’s up to the rest of us to step up and help our neighbors.
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Daily Herald opinion: The stadium ‘bye week’: Stadium development is important, but getting it right amid other priorities is keyOct 18, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: With half the fall veto session behind them and no deal decided regarding a Bears stadium project in Arlington Heights, it seems likely and logical that a final resolution of the issue will have to wait until next spring.
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Daily Herald opinion: The right direction, but …: Education report shows Illinois schools still have work to do to reach achievement goalsOct 17, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: As is often the case with such reports, there is much that is encouraging to be found in a newly released education advocacy group’s update on the current state of education in Illinois — and much that suggests a need for attention.
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Daily Herald opinion: Stepping up for schools: Governor’s Blue Ribbon program boosts education by celebrating excellence and inspiring progressOct 15, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: With the launch of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Schools initiative, Illinois reaffirmed its commitment to recognizing excellence in education across public, private and parochial schools. We commend the state for continuing the recognition.
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Daily Herald opinion: For now …: A momentous peace is far from secure, but we can be grateful for a small step toward ending a warOct 14, 2025 4:00 am - For now, let’s be hopeful and thankful. We have so few opportunities for pure joy in international politics, we can sometimes feel that we have to take whatever comfort w...
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Daily Herald opinion: A celebration of Chicago: The disparagement in our national politics of our city by the lake sadly obscures all that is fabulous about itOct 11, 2025 2:00 pm - As frequent visitors to our neighboring metropolis to the east and occasional tourists elsewhere around the country and around the globe, we would -- with pride and witho...