Daily Herald Editorial Board
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Daily Herald opinion: A serious strategy against urban crime would involve collaboration, planningAug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: If concern about law and order were the real issue, President Trump’s proposal to send National Guard troops to Chicago could become a serious idea only if two currently missing components were involved.
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Daily Herald opinion: The dark vocabulary of public transit: RTA fund transfer is indication of what lies ahead if lawmakers don’t actAug 26, 2025 4:31 pm - Daily Herald opinion: The RTA’s decision to transfer $73 million from Pace and Metra’s budgets to stave off a potential crisis at the CTA demonstrates the critical decision facing the Illinois legislature this fall.
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Daily Herald opinion: Fighting fire with fire: Redistricting free-for-all portends disaster for American democracyAug 23, 2025 2:45 pm - Daily Herald opinion: Partisan gerrymandering of congressional districts by both parties threatens to disenfranchise voters nationwide. The resulting firefight risks burning democracy down unless lawmakers establish national standards limiting partisan map manipulation.
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘Bad’ move: Trump’s targeting of Smithsonian a disturbing attempt to gloss over slavery’s impact on American historyAug 22, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: President Donald Trump’s attacks on the Smithsonian Institute, particularly singling out portrayals of slavery, is an alarming attempt to gloss over a dark chapter in American history.
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Daily Herald opinion: It’s about time Illinois changed senior driving lawAug 20, 2025 4:00 am - After several years of gridlock in the legislature, Illinois seniors received great news on Friday. In 2023, we wrote that the state inched forward in regards to treating...
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Daily Herald opinion: Crisis Recovery Center in DuPage provides blueprint for making behavioral health care more accessibleAug 18, 2025 2:45 pm - This Daily Herald editorial applauds DuPage County officials for building a Crisis Recovery Center that will serve as a model for how other communities across the state and nation could make behavioral health care more accessible.
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Daily Herald opinion: Untied but apparently unconcerned: Given new authority, Mundelein seems uninterested in settling development flapAug 16, 2025 2:45 pm - On Friday, Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation that was intended to enable Mundelein village leaders to impose impact fees on a development that could place heavy new dem...
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Daily Herald opinion: Vaccines a key part of the back-to-school checklistAug 14, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Setting politics aside, vaccination offers important protections, as well as valuable health and history lessons.
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Daily Herald opinion: Despite encouraging recent comments, movement on Bears project doesn’t feel promisingAug 13, 2025 12:44 pm - Pocketbook-conscious taxpayers can take heart in Gov. JB Pritzker’s observation Monday in Wheeling that as a business, the Chicago Bears “seem to be doing OK for themselv...
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Daily Herald opinion: Summer’s simple joys can be the best prep for a meaningful school year aheadAug 12, 2025 4:00 am - As summer ends, kids feel both excitement and nostalgia. The lessons learned during summer can help them succeed in the new school year. We hope students embrace curiosity and kindness for a great year ahead.