Articles filed under Opinion
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Daily Herald opinion: The stakes we face: The issue Congress avoids is not whether to go to war; it is whether to decide at allMar 07, 2026 2:45 pm - Daily Herald Opinion: It is a dangerous enough precedent to declare that an obvious war is not a war and need not be subject to restraint from the people of our democracy. It is fundamentally calamitous to let any one person determine the reasons for starting one and then to conduct it in any way he or she pleases.
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Homeschooling and social experiencesMar 06, 2026 9:32 am - As a homeschooling parent of four, I’m often surprised by how frequently homeschooling is described as “isolating.” That characterization doesn’t reflect the reality for ...
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Fans must speak outMar 06, 2026 9:32 am - Here we go again. The Chicago Bears playing the state of Illinois, Chicago and Indiana against each other. Wake up, fans in Chicago and all the suburbs, they should be em...
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Today’s editorial cartoonMar 06, 2026 4:00 am -
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Daily Herald opinion: Driving change: Arlington Heights’ penalties for improper use of license-plate readers send clear messageMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald Opinion: When Arlington Heights trustees voted this week to extend contracts with Flock Safety for automated license-plate reader cameras, they added an important clause to make the company accountable for misuses of its system.
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‘Because we can’ not good enoughMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: There is a political side to waging war, at home and on the ground. That's the part that this administration has done its best to ignore.
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Why health care is so expensive in America and what to do about itMar 06, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: America's health care system consistently ranks as the most expensive in the developed world. It's not, as some politicians claim, expensive because markets have failed. It's expensive because the market has been repeatedly blocked from succeeding.
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Is Hammond right for the Bears?Mar 05, 2026 9:32 am - One of the concerns about the Hammond, Indiana, site is what are they are going to do about the smells that come from the The Whiting Refinery? There have been numerous c...
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Resist state zoning mandatesMar 05, 2026 9:31 am - My wife and I are living the American Dream. We own a home in Palatine. We're quite proud of it. It's a Queen Anne-style Victorian house with a tower. The fact that we ow...
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Getting beyond the hair’s breadth in political distortionMar 05, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: As a rule, I discourage outright cynicism when analyzing the news, but there is one venue where that approach may necessary. Political advertising.