Daily Herald Editorial Board
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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?