Editorials
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief thoughts on suburban topics in the news.Jan 07, 2023 12:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. This week's Clippable Quote We spend January 1st walking through our lives...
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Daily Herald opinion: Two years later, it's important to remember the Jan. 6 Capitol attackJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - Today marks two years since supporters of then-President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol as lawmakers and Vice President Mike Pence were set to certify the 2020 electio...
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Daily Herald opinion: West Chicago leaders provide transparency as they consider trash proposalJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - Nineteen years after West Chicago residents successfully fought plans for a second waste transfer station in the city, a debate over a similar project is heating up. Lak...
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Daily Herald opinion: If only there were more like Jesse White in Illinois governmentJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - To refer to Jesse White as Illinois' longest-running secretary of state feels like a disservice to a man who has lived more lives and done more things than many of us co...
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Daily Herald opinion: Two election reforms that seem to have hurt more than helpedJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Last in a series The Daily Herald Editorial Board Today, we conclude a series of editorials on election reform with a focus on two prior reforms that deserve reconsidera...
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Editorial: Voter suppression runs counter to honest electionsJan 01, 2023 12:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board Fifth in a series The Daily Herald Editorial Board Not long ago, the idea of "el...
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The Soapbox: Daily Herald editors offer brief greetings and hopes for the New YearDec 31, 2022 12:00 am - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of The Daily Herald Editorial Board. In this special edition of the Saturday Soapbox, Daily Herald editors offer bri...
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Daily Herald opinion: It should be law that you're told about referendums proposals' pros and consDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - Are you really getting that information? Sometimes yes, often no - but what if there were rules about that?
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Daily Herald opinion: Why requiring candidates to submit an email address will benefit them and the publicDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - The Daily Herald remains one of the few news media outlets today that regularly endorses in political contests. As the number of journalists in the state continues to dw...
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Daily Herald opinion: Experience shows we need changes to diminish the role of politics in our courtsDec 28, 2022 12:00 am - We must acknowledge from the outset that there is likely no foolproof method to eliminate politics or favoritism from the selection of judges at any level in our governm...