Articles filed under Opinion
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Information lacking in gun incidentJul 19, 2026 4:00 am - In May, a student at the Vanguard School in District 214 retrieved an officer’s weapon that had been forgotten in a bathroom, having been left by the school resource offi...
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Fear stoking citizenship debateJul 19, 2026 4:00 am - The discussion about birthright citizenship amazes me. The bottom line is about what Hugh Brady mentioned in a letter on July 14 titled “White supremacists using new tact...
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Today’s editorial cartoonJul 19, 2026 4:00 am -
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Bad fiscal policy is a costly, counterproductive wasteJul 17, 2026 9:57 am - Guest columnist Ralph Martire:
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Daily Herald opinion: Biting into bargains? Rosemont mayor right to be concerned about fallout from paid parking at outlet mallJul 17, 2026 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: Rosemont Mayor Brad Stephens has good reason to raise the alarm about new parking fees that appear to be discouraging shoppers at high-profile outlet mall.
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We must move beyond ‘climate hushing’Jul 17, 2026 4:00 am - It's probably not climate change setting daily temperature and rainfall records, or causing far too little rain where it’s really needed. It has nothing to do with wildfi...
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Your next senator will finally face the Social Security decision pointJul 17, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:
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Rerun of historyJul 16, 2026 10:27 am - I wonder if President Trump is taking advice from the ghost of Joe McCarthy as he broadcasts his hogwash about communism in America. A basic tactic Trump constantly uses ...
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Making a suburb competitive with neighborsJul 16, 2026 10:26 am - Having paid my dues for 39 years as a resident of Des Plaines, I congratulate the City Council there on passing a new mission statement that pledges to foster economic pr...