Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald opinion: A worthy project: Local food pantry has plan to expand its capacity to help peopleMar 24, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: DuPage County leaders should provide financial support to a plan to expand the Loaves & Fishes food pantry’s Aurora hub.
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Daily Herald opinion: Obligations of citizenship: Our republic depends on each of us to recognize our duty to be engaged, to be informed, to voteMar 21, 2026 2:45 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Along with the party nominations for state and federal office from Illinois, Tuesday's election results contain an irony that strikes at the heart of representative government but that sadly is apt to slip away almost unnotice
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Its final curtain’: Small but scrappy Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles will be missedMar 19, 2026 3:00 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: The recently closed Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles took risks over its nearly 25-year run, and it will be missed.
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Daily Herald opinion: The power of connection: Our country may feel divided, but shared events bring us together for important moments in timeMar 19, 2026 12:49 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: Recurring cultural events serve as rare points of national overlap. When we disagree about so much, we can still pause to watch, celebrate or debate the same moments together
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Daily Herald opinion: Election fatigue? It’s real, but tuning out is not the answerMar 13, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: It’s easy to get cynical amid the last-minute primary election onslaught, but it’s important to focus on the issues and cast your vote.
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Daily Herald opinion: A gratifying display: Still, planned increases for medical-debt relief show quandary facing government budgetsMar 11, 2026 4:00 am - State Sen. Seth Lewis was persuaded by the numbers — and some real-world experiences. Originally an opponent of state involvement in the Medical Debt Relief Program, the ...
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Daily Herald opinion: A special obligation: DuPage group has a worthy plan to provide new housing for those who servedMar 09, 2026 1:09 pm - The Wheaton-based Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans has an admirable plan to build a new four-story apartment building in downtown Wheaton for veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, as well as their families.
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Daily Herald opinion: The stakes we face: The issue Congress avoids is not whether to go to war; it is whether to decide at allMar 07, 2026 2:45 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: It is a dangerous enough precedent to declare that an obvious war is not a war and need not be subject to restraint from the people of our democracy. It is fundamentally calamitous to let any one person determine the reasons for starting one and then to conduct it in any way he or she pleases.
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Daily Herald opinion: Driving change: Arlington Heights’ penalties for improper use of license-plate readers send clear messageMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: When Arlington Heights trustees voted this week to extend contracts with Flock Safety for automated license-plate reader cameras, they added an important clause to make the company accountable for misuses of its system.
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Daily Herald opinion: An appropriate mission: Lawmakers are wise to seek balance between EVs’ benefits and road maintenanceMar 04, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: There are legitimate arguments for encouraging the advance of electric vehicles, and finding ways to do that while ensuring a long-term system to sustain them amid the needs of the state’s transportation system is hardly an underhanded “scheme.” Lawmakers are wise to be seeking an effective balance.