Letters to the Editor
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The right to hopeJul 13, 2025 4:00 am - On Monday, June 16, an undocumented immigrant with no criminal record and the father of three Marines was violently detained and injured by ICE agents and is now in feder...
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Simple acts can help fight homelessnessJul 13, 2025 4:00 am - As residents of the Chicago area, many of us have frequent brief encounters with poverty, passing homeless families on the street, volunteering at food pantries, or givin...
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On the loss of America’s democracyJul 11, 2025 11:54 am - According to Keith Raffel, we have lost America’s democracy, (“With three court decisions, democracy strikes out,” Daily Herald, Opinion, July 6). On the other hand, the ...
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Federal agency cuts contributed to tragedyJul 11, 2025 11:54 am - I have been watching the horrific and deadly scenes in Texas; the pain and despair is palpable. They deserved better — better warnings, earlier warnings — but because of ...
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Stop dictatorship firstJul 10, 2025 4:00 am - There are many issues to worry about in our country — tariffs, abortion, debt, immigration, taxes, rich vs. poor, racism, religious freedom, voters’ rights, inflation and...
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Time for a changeJul 10, 2025 4:00 am - Randall Road serves areas from North to South, Crystal Lake, Lake in the Hills, Algonquin, Carpentersville, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles, G...
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Greatness, not mediocrityJul 09, 2025 4:00 am - When the youth who grew up in comfortable surroundings aren't aware of the sacrifices others made for their lifestyle, they are prime for indoctrination by institutions w...
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Let’s try kindness at the grass rootsJul 09, 2025 4:00 am - Over the past several weekends, I hiked in the forest preserve near my home. Many hikers I encountered made no attempt to say hello nor acknowledge me. When I first hiked...
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Act to protect local public broadcastingJul 08, 2025 4:00 am - Wait! Wait! — Don’t tell me! So your kids grew up watching Sesame Street or Daniel Tiger? Did you look forward to those weekly episodes of Downton Abbey? Have you learned...
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Why the separations?Jul 08, 2025 4:00 am - I read Joan Davis's posting in the July 4 Daily Herald. Since we have not heard from Trump or his staff the reasoning behind deporting mothers, fathers, husbands and/or w...
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