Articles filed under Opinion
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Daily Herald opinion: A vision realized: Harper College training center strengthens future of public safetyApr 14, 2026 4:30 am - The Emergency Services Training Center at Harper College will ensure that first responders are better prepared for increasingly complex and dangerous situations.
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It's time to take unserious presidential budgets seriouslyApr 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: The president's fiscal 2027 budget is out, and I have two reactions. The first will sound familiar: Like so many budgets before it, this is not a serious effort to put America's government on a sustainable path
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The ongoing, heartbreaking Nancy Guthrie caseApr 14, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson: It has been over two months since Nancy was last seen on Feb. 1 at her home in Tucson, Arizona, and her case is perplexing and incredibly frustrating.
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Daily Herald opinion: Managing complexities: The importance of balance in developing data center regulationsApr 13, 2026 12:19 pm - Illinois lawmakers are doing important work this session as they engage in study aimed at finding a balance between the impact and the value of data processing centers ar...
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Hypocrites don’t understand negotiationApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - Future dictionaries should make Democrat the No. 1 meaning of the word hypocrite. A day ago, they were calling for President Trump to be removed from office for war crime...
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Solving climate change requires understandingApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - One billion years ago, plus or minus a few million years, the Earth’s atmosphere was quite different than it is today, because it contained much more carbon dioxide and l...
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Drop the fraud claimsApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - Some people are firmly convinced that our elections are fraudulent and rife with illegal, unqualified voters. Where is the proof? Almost nobody has come forth with proof ...
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Program in need of reform, not expansionApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - As a rheumatologist practicing in Chicagoland for more than 30 years, I see the cost pressures across the health care system every day. Recently, I had a patient whose in...
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Domestic violence must be core focusApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - The recent killing of a DuPage County woman despite an active order of protection is a painful reminder of what can happen when domestic violence warning signs are missed...
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Bill would hinder work of vets commissionsApr 13, 2026 4:00 am - As the past superintendent, Veterans Affairs Commission of Lake County Illinois, I’m very familiar with how the VACs operate. Currently, under leadership of our current s...