Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald opinion: Feds must be transparent about ICE operations in Chicago, suburbsSep 27, 2025 3:00 pm - Daily Herald opinion: With concerns rising over conditions at an ICE facility in Broadview, it is time to let state and local officials see for themselves.
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Daily Herald opinion: An opportunity: Pausing revamp of DuPage Heritage Gallery could have positive resultSep 24, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A decision to pause a revamp of the DuPage Heritage Gallery can be seen as an opportunity. It could result in an updated exhibit that better educates the public and engages more visitors.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘A blessed man’: An impromptu hospital wedding and a father’s gratitude remind us of the power of loveSep 23, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A garden wedding at an Arlington Heights hospital, put together to allow an ailing father to accompany his daughter down the aisle, reminds us of the importance of love, generosity and gratitude.
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Daily Herald opinion: The safest path: Greater state guidelines needed for addressing e-bike issuesSep 20, 2025 3:00 pm - If there’s a topic most suburbanites agree on these days, it’s that something has to be done about e-bikes. Everyone it seems has an anecdote about a near-miss with an el...
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Daily Herald opinion: Celebrate Chicago sports fans. A Windy City team is back in the playoffsSep 20, 2025 3:00 pm - Welcome back to postseason, Chicago sports fans. The Cubs’ clinch guarantees that at least one top-level Chicago sports team competes in the playoffs this year. Do you r...
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Daily Herald opinion: The First Amendment is under assault. We should all be defending itSep 19, 2025 4:00 am - The First Amendment is under assault by the very people who have sworn an oath to uphold and protect it. The latest attack was directed at Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night ...
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Daily Herald opinion: PADS sites are a lifeline — and everyone has a role to playSep 18, 2025 1:44 pm - In communities across the country, including right here in the suburbs, PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) sites represent more than just emergency shelters — they are places of hope, humanity and healing.
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Daily Herald opinion: Jim Edgar, 1946-2025: In these dark political times, we all may miss the former governor's legacy of decency more than we knowSep 15, 2025 4:51 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Gov. Jim Edgar, known for bipartisanship and decency, passed away at 79. He led Illinois through tough times with compromise and kindness.
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Daily Herald opinion: Two leadership portraits: Utah governor’s plea provides a rebuke to violent partisanshipSep 14, 2025 9:45 am - Daily Herald opinion: Americans should take special note of the stark contrast between President Trump's inflammatory rhetoric appearing to condone right-wing violence and the Utah governor's plea for unity and break from divisive rhetoric.
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Daily Herald opinion: The too-frequent, illusive obvious: In wake of horrific killing, we cannot let ‘the extremes pull the rest of us over the edge’Sep 11, 2025 4:12 pm - What does one say when the only things that can be said are obvious? That the murder of a young political activist in his prime is horrifying and unacceptable. T...