Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald opinion: No place for political games. Moylan, Garcia should have been up front about plans to retireNov 07, 2025 4:00 am - Political campaigns have always been a rough-and-tumble sport, and the playing field is rarely level. But when politicians game the system in an attempt to hand-pick thei...
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Daily Herald opinion: Helping Neighbors in Need: Join us in supporting local groups addressing hunger, health care and homelessnessNov 05, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Now in its fifth year, the Neighbors in Need fundraising campaign funds groups addressing hunger, homelessness and health care inequity. And we need your help.
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Daily Herald opinion: The right move: Early numbers show DuPage’s Crisis Recovery Center making a positive impactNov 04, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Early numbers show that a new Crisis Recovery Center in DuPage County is already off to a strong start.
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Daily Herald opinion: Necessary, yes; but rankling imperfections: Suburbs pay a heavy price for bringing public transit back from the brinkNov 01, 2025 4:15 pm - In the true spirit of compromise, the $1.5 billion bailout plan Springfield approved in the wee hours of Friday morning solves a problem, but with some feature for every ...
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘The proper guardrails’: Aurora action raises awareness of growing concerns about data center regulationOct 31, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Communities are wise to make special efforts to understand the all the ramifications data centers can have and work with their neighbors to help develop consistent standards.
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Daily Herald opinion: Check, please: If federal employees go without pay during shutdowns, so should CongressOct 29, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: An announcement by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster of Naperville that he will donate the congressional pay he receives during the shutdown to the Northern Illinois Food Bank is laudable. But why are members of Congress paid when others are not?
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Daily Herald opinion: Easing a logjam: Des Plaines underpass would improve traffic flow and, especially, safetyOct 27, 2025 5:31 pm - Des Plaines is getting serious about building an underpass on Algonquin Road under the UP beltline tracks between Mount Prospect and Wolf roads. The project is sorely nee...
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Daily Herald opinion: Clock is ticking in DuPage: With an election approaching, only the courts can break impasse between board and clerkOct 25, 2025 5:38 pm - Daily Herald opinion: With an election just five months away, the courts must act soon to resolve a dispute over financial practices in the DuPage County Clerk’s Office.
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Daily Herald opinion: Politics over fairness: Midterm map manipulation a dangerous ploy that aims to disenfranchise votersOct 24, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Congressional map changes to sway the midterms prioritize a quest for power over the desires of voters and the protection of democracy.
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Daily Herald opinion: Congress has its work cut out when it faces issue of truck load limitsOct 22, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Highway load limits on trucks are no simple technical question. It involves millions of lives and billions of dollars, and will require careful analysis from Congress.