Daily Herald Editorial Board
-
Daily Herald opinion: Celebrating success: Glen Ellyn project to help address need for affordable housingNov 18, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: A developer will build some much-needed affordable housing in Glen Ellyn. Hopefully, it will help inspire similar projects in other suburban communities.
-
Daily Herald opinion: Our two cents: The penny’s demise brings nostalgia and a call for patienceNov 14, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: It’s a bit jarring, and maybe a little sad, to contemplate the end of the penny.
-
Daily Herald opinion: Turning gratitude into action: Vets’ Habitat for Humanity project shows what true service looks likeNov 12, 2025 4:00 am - It is easy to thank veterans with words. But Habitat for Humanity turns gratitude into action. By focusing on veterans’ housing needs, the organization is addressing a crisis too often overlooked.
-
Daily Herald opinion: A project ‘works out’: Two years after removal of Graue Mill dam, benefits growing around and under waters of Salt CreekNov 11, 2025 4:00 am - When a complex and controversial project proposal proves its merit, it deserves to be — nay, needs to be — applauded. So it is with the removal of the Graue Mill dam at F...
-
Daily Herald opinion: The New York mayoral election is historic, yes; but early reads on its implications seem overblownNov 08, 2025 2:45 pm - What to say about Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York? Let's start with Republican congressmen Randy Fine of Florida and Andy Ogles of Tennessee asking th...
-
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...
-
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.
-
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.
-
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 ...
-
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.