Editorials
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Endorsements: Steffen, Powell, Cordova and Ortiz for Elgin City CouncilMar 04, 2023 10:00 pm - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Elgin is never short of excellent candidates for City Council. This year is no exceptio...
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Endorsement: White for Naperville's next mayorMar 04, 2023 10:00 pm - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. Three candidates are vying to replace outgoing Naperville Mayor Steve Chirico, who did ...
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Endorsement: Kaptain for Elgin mayorMar 04, 2023 10:00 pm - This endorsement is a consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board. The race for Elgin mayor might appear to be one largely of style. But it goes deeper th...
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The Soapbox: Brief thoughts from Daily Herald editors on suburban topics of interestMar 04, 2023 12:00 am - This week's clippable quote "Posterity! You will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make good use of it." - Joh...
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Daily Herald opinion: Major Kennedy rehab leaves few alternatives but to adjust our habits, attitudesMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Expressway commuters in the Chicago area know only too well that the summer outlook isn't a question of whether major construction will tie up traffic, but where. For th...
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Daily Herald opinion: Farewell to Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre - and thank youMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - Drama, comedy, romance, horror: First Folio Theatre did it all. And over a 27-year run on the bucolic grounds of Oak Brook's Mayslake Peabody Estate, the theater establi...
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Officials yet to decide fate of old Lombard library propertyFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - Lombard's long wait for a state-of-the-art library is nearly over. Officials announced last week that the current Helen M. Plum Memorial Library is closing on March 8 so...
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Daily Herald opinion: Moeller legislation would promote fairer campaigns, better-informed votersFeb 25, 2023 1:00 pm - This editorial represents the consensus opinion of the Daily Herald Editorial Board We have a personal interest in legislation filed recently by Elgin Democratic st...
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Daily Herald opinion: Carpentersville trustee-turned-village manager will be learning on the jobFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - For the sake of Carpentersville taxpayers, we wish newly minted Carpentersville Village Manager John O'Sullivan all the luck in the world. He will need it. You might kno...
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Daily Herald opinion: Sometimes the community need is for volunteersFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - It's not always the money. Sometimes the community need is time - and maybe just a little personal connection. We frequently think that we can meet local charitable need...