Articles filed under Opinion
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Upgrades beginning to show in court clerk’s operationsApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - When I took office as clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County this past December, I made a promise to bring progress to a system long overdue for transformation. I camp...
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Daily Herald opinion: A makeover strategy works: DuPage forest preserve finds success with its golf coursesApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - Daily Herald opinion: The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County collected $8.38 million in revenue from its three golf courses last year. The record total comes just a decade after other suburban courses were struggling.
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Conflicting sentencesApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - I see that the couple who stole $142,000 while working for a Palatine seal coating couple received probation and a requirement to repay the stolen funds within two years....
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Can Trump’s tariff plan work?Apr 29, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Trump imposed tariffs to boost US manufacturing, but their arbitrary nature shocks markets and worries even supporters. Success depends on clear targets and sticking to a strategy.
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‘Illegal’ is not the word for many immigrantsApr 29, 2025 4:00 am - A recent Daily Herald contained yet another letter from a reader recklessly and incorrectly stigmatizing migrants by stating of them “the word is illegal.” That may be th...
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Illinois patients need prescription drug reliefApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - Patient health care – particularly for those who can least afford it – faces an uncertain future. Debates over how to provide care to our most vulnerable communities at a...
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Test the young driversApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - Bottom line: For every 1,000 drivers over age 75, fewer than 25 are involved in crashes each year while adults 20-24 have three times that many. So, if your interest is p...
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Be proud that state protects consumersApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - The state of Illinois stands as a protector of individual freedom and rights, a place where somebody injured on the job or by a defective consumer product may go to court...
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Remember Highland Park and fight for changeApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - 1,024 days. That is how long it took for closure and justice. 1,024 days ago, my family and I were a part of the Highland Park mass shooting. A mass shooter was in the bu...
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Not just feel-good issueApr 28, 2025 4:00 am - The theory behind mascot and school team name changes was/is to show proper treatment of so-called disadvantaged groups. Many names were downright offensive, while others...