Articles filed under Opinion
-
Why is town welcoming so many data centers?Jul 20, 2026 4:00 am - As a 40-plus year resident of Elk Grove Village, I have always been happy to live here, but lately that has changed. Our small village already has 20 data centers and our...
-
Fear is stealing our freedoms from usJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - Fear is a thief. In today’s political climate, it is quietly stealing something essential from us: our democracy. When political leaders and media voices rely on fear to ...
-
Trump is right to stop the bully IranJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - The question is often asked, “Are Trump’s actions against Iran justified?” Most Democrats, some Republicans will say no. Susan Estrich, the Daily Herald’s anti-Trump colu...
-
Nation must repent and return to GodJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - In 1941, Archbishop Fulton Sheen wrote “When we deny God as the foundation of our rights, we shall no longer have rights. The Declaration of Independence, I repeat, is a ...
-
Program should have been rescheduledJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - On July 16, all of the Chicagoland area was under an air-quality alert. Carol Stream was not exempt from that. Our community pool was closed, the miniature golf course wa...
-
Cuts to foreign aid have impact at homeJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - Foreign aid in the United States has suddenly become a contentious topic. What was once generally viewed as an intelligent investment in our nation’s global leadership an...
-
ICE abuses must not be toleratedJul 20, 2026 4:00 am - One of the most important and cherished rights in the United States is the right to defend yourself and access to a legal criminal justice process. However, on June 17 at...
-
The end of dreamsJul 19, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: It's not good to live in your fantasies too much.Twenty minutes of sleepy fantasy in your own bed won't harm you, though. It's just a secret place you can briefly go where it's always Christmas and people speak your language.
-
Survey: Region favorable toward immigrants, but with sharp political divisionsJul 19, 2026 4:00 am - Guest columnist Keith Peterson:
-
Daily Herald opinion: The air we breathe: Weather and environmental events have long- and short-term consequencesJul 19, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The climate conversation is an important one to keep having amid the hazy effects in the suburbs and across the country from Canadian wildfires. But another, more immediately consequential theme also bears remembering. Personal safety.