Articles filed under Opinion
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Turning tragedy into political gainMay 04, 2026 9:14 am - Expanding the pretrial detention net is not the way to keep our communities safer. The tragic death of Estefania Abril-Hernandez is heartbreaking, and we need to think ab...
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Only explanation for testing law is ageismMay 04, 2026 9:14 am - Rather than doing the right thing and repealing senior road tests, our Illinois leaders chose to just change the age and then test every single year. We already know that...
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Development benefits are overstatedMay 03, 2026 9:14 am - Why should it be incumbent upon us — the people of Illinois — to make the Bears’ dreams come true just because they decided to purchase the former Arlington Racetrack? Th...
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The vice president’s futureMay 03, 2026 9:14 am - Was it just me, or did anyone else notice the vice president did not applaud when King Charles mentioned supporting Ukraine or when he spoke about protecting the intrinsi...
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Protect Trump firstMay 03, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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Today’s editorial cartoonMay 03, 2026 4:00 am -
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Daily Herald opinion: ‘The real question’: It’s time for leadership, not politics, on Bears stadium developmentMay 02, 2026 2:00 pm - There was a lot of hand wringing and brow mopping last week over whether or how the state Senate should sign on to somewhat problematic legislation the House has approved...
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Let’s live without so much plasticMay 01, 2026 9:14 am - Reading today about how Environment Illinois is finding plastic pellets in area waterways dovetails with a recent article in Audubon Magazine about researchers finding pl...
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Community theater is great family funMay 01, 2026 9:14 am - Our family, kids and grandkids went to Opera in Focus two weeks ago at the Rolling Meadpws Park District Playhouse on Central Road. Opera in Focus is stick puppets and mu...
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Marriage: The inequality gap we should be talking aboutMay 01, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: