Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald opinion: Happy Fourth! Enjoy the day — but celebrate safelyJul 04, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Leaving fireworks to the pros is a top tip for July 4, but celebrating safely also means taking heat precautions, being careful around water and staying sober if you plan to drive.
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Daily Herald opinion: A testament to ‘vision’: Emergency operation first studied 12 years ago ready to get to workJul 02, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A new $53.8 million 911 communications operation in Lake County is a testament to the vision and determination of early planners and should help provide better, more efficient responses to all kinds of emergencies.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Leave it to the professionals’: When it comes to fireworks, be safe, be courteous, avoid punishmentJun 30, 2025 3:40 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Illegal fireworks on July 4th can cause serious injuries and deaths. Police in Elgin and Aurora will fine people $1000 for using them, so attend public fireworks displays instead.
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Daily Herald opinion: The obliteration debate: It's natural to rush to judgment, but we won't know the impact of the attack on Iran until history unfoldsJun 28, 2025 2:30 pm - Daily Herald opinion: As with Pearl Harbor, Vietnam and many events have shown, the success or failure of an action often can’t be known until well after it has occurred. In that sense, we should reserve judgment about the success or the failure of the Iran attacks until much more about them is known.
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Daily Herald opinion: Valuable regulations: State and local actions will help ensure that e-bikes are safe as well as funJun 27, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Amid the growing popularity of electric bicycles, we are seeing dangerous misuses and increased safety risks. Strong local ordinances and common-sense operation by riders will help ensure the vehicles are welcome additions to streets and recreation areas.
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Daily Herald opinion: Impressive, meaningful generosity: Support for DuPage animal shelter expansion will benefit the countyJun 25, 2025 4:00 am - This Daily Herald editorial applauds the effort that went into making an expansion of the DuPage County Animal Services shelter a reality.
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Daily Herald opinion: The role of Congress: Nation’s lawmakers must step up to their constitutional duty to be decision makers on warJun 24, 2025 8:43 am - Daily Herald opinion: Regardless of the merits of attacking Iran, the decision was made without congressional approval, deepening political rifts and raising questions about authoritarianism.
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Daily Herald opinion: The legislative shell game: GOP lawsuit draws attention to a practice that threatens faith in governmentJun 21, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: For too long, a legislative ‘bait and switch’ tool has been used to pass controversial or complicated legislation without the transparency demanded by the Illinois Constitution. A new lawsuit by Republicans is important for raising the public’s awareness of the practice.
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Daily Herald opinion: A plea for mature judgment: Court must act promptly to break DuPage standoff over unpaid billsJun 20, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: DuPage County Clerk Jean Kaczmarek may be the root cause behind hundreds of creditors waiting for more the $1.2 million in payments they are due, but the experience of one of those creditors this month emphasizes the compounding role of two other contributors — the DuPage County Board and the county court system.
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Daily Herald opinion: Driving home the message: Illinois must put the brakes on improper access to license plate readersJun 19, 2025 7:22 am - Daily Herald opinion: Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’ announcement that 46 out-of-state agencies were blocked from accessing Flock Safety's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system should be just the first step in protecting the public from improper searches.