Letters to the Editor
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Protect pollinatorsJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - In Illinois, some farmers are doing their part to reset grasslands that are beneficial to bees, butterflies and other pollinators which help the population as a whole. We...
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More should protest what’s happeningJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - “God Bless America,” “Support Our Troops,” “Proud to be an American,” “America First.” The slogans go on and on. The people who use them believe the myths about this coun...
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Trump wants to destroy democracyJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - Our delusional President still will not accept the fact that he lost the 2020 election. Why is he spreading this big lie? There are several reasons. First, he again wants...
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Include vouchers in education discussionJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - An open letter to Ralph Martire, regarding your July 17 “Guest view”: The next time you write a piece on the funding of K-12 education in this “great” state of Illinois, ...
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State keeps stacking costs on manufacturersJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - Running a small manufacturing business in Illinois means you pay three times before you ever produce a product: once in taxes, once in compliance and once for a legal cli...
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Why is town welcoming so many data centers?Jul 20, 2026 4:00 am - As a 40-plus year resident of Elk Grove Village, I have always been happy to live here, but lately that has changed. Our small village already has 20 data centers and our...
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Fear is stealing our freedoms from usJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - Fear is a thief. In today’s political climate, it is quietly stealing something essential from us: our democracy. When political leaders and media voices rely on fear to ...
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Trump is right to stop the bully IranJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - The question is often asked, “Are Trump’s actions against Iran justified?” Most Democrats, some Republicans will say no. Susan Estrich, the Daily Herald’s anti-Trump colu...
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Nation must repent and return to GodJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - In 1941, Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote “When we deny God as the foundation of our rights, we shall no longer have rights. The Declaration of Independence, I repeat, is a ...
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Program should have been rescheduledJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - On July 16, all of the Chicagoland area was under an air-quality alert. Carol Stream was not exempt from that. Our community pool was closed, the miniature golf course wa...