Articles filed under Opinion
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Hollywood does not need tax subsidiesSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - Stop the cameras! President Donald Trump has suddenly and publicly embraced government rescue of the movie industry, challenged today on multiple fronts. On Truth Social,...
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Why 1.5 degrees matters for the climateSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - A September 2026 United Nations Environment Program report delivers a stark warning. Earth is on track to overshoot the critical 1.5°C global warming limit in the coming ...
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Taxpayers just want a break from big governmentSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - After writing a ridiculously large check for real estate taxes, I wrote a letter to the editor on the absurd level of taxes in Illinois. I never thought people would be p...
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Daily Herald opinion: Bear down, lawmakers: It’s time for officials to make like Ben Johnson and get something doneSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - Last week, the Bears moved the ball up and down the field in a historic season opener at Carolina. A 59-37 win that set franchise records for points in a road game and fo...
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Quit stalling on data centersSep 18, 2026 4:00 am - They did it again. Springfield politicians stalled another hard call. Who would’ve guessed? Just a few years ago, Springfield and Pritzker “bet the house” on data center ...
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Today’s editorial cartoonSep 17, 2026 11:35 am -
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AI: Its dilemma and its existential threat to humanitySep 17, 2026 4:00 am - The real problem of humanity is the following: we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology. — E .O. Wilson, at the Harvard Muse...
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Trump, inflation and the midtermsSep 17, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: For President Donald Trump, inflation is a stubborn problem. Trump campaigned on a promise to bring down inflation and millions of Americans voted for him to do just that.
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Wherever you visit, a region’s spirit shows in its newspaperSep 17, 2026 4:00 am - We are all well aware that traditional newspapers have been adapting to a period of monumental change over the last two decades, but it is still true that if you want to ...
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Daily Herald opinion: Patrolling legislative ethics: Departure of yet another inspector general emphasizes the urgent need for reformSep 16, 2026 3:00 pm - Another legislative inspector general in Illinois has resigned and all we can say is, can we finally get this right? The legislative inspector general is tasked with inve...