Articles filed under Opinion
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The true courage in ‘telling it like it is’Aug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: There is a lot to unpack in Gov. JB Pritzker’s appeal to news media to “tell it like it is” and not “pretend there are two sides” to the story of a possible National Guard deployment to Chicago.
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Lawmakers should act to reform utility rate systemAug 28, 2025 4:00 am - Guest columnist Emmanuel Thomas: The biggest driver of rising energy bills is ComEd's delivery charges, not the cost of electricity, as the utility claims; lawmakers must reform utility ratemaking to rein in ComEd's out-of-control spending
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Agreement is good deal for MundeleinAug 27, 2025 9:03 am - The Editorial Board’s opinion on the proposed Ivanhoe Village development echoes the narrative of local school boards and a few state reps. Instead of raising false alarm...
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No apology necessaryAug 27, 2025 9:03 am - So, Ms. Steigleder was “extremely offended” by the cartoon in a recent edition of the Daily Herald depicting Trump in Putin's hand. When Putin invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24...
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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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How did a migrant who can’t speak English get license to drive a big rig?Aug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders:
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Today’s editorial cartoonAug 27, 2025 4:00 am -
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I'm with NewsomAug 27, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:
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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.