Articles filed under Politics
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Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: In times of high stress, we aim to provide a break from bad newsJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - Managing Editor Lisa Miner starts every morning news meeting with the same question for editors: "How can we be helpful to our readers today?" Often, she is greeted with...
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Pritzker names state's first electric vehicles coordinatorJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will soon have its first electric vehicles coordinator. Included in the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act energy reform that passed last year was a r...
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District 25 tax hike referendum 'yes' votes holding narrow lead after latest updateJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - In what could be the final update provided by the Cook County clerk's office, only 50 votes separated "yes" from "no" Thursday in Arlington Heights Elementary District 2...
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Trial of 4 charged in ComEd scheme rescheduled because of R. Kelly caseJul 14, 2022 1:00 am - The trial of four people accused of trying to bribe then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has been rescheduled for March 6. Charged in the case are longtime Madiga...
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Former Cook County operative admits corruptionJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - A once high-ranking Cook County operative sat quietly in a federal courtroom as a prosecutor read through a laundry list of allegations against him Wednesday. The prosec...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: With spending and inflation, it's more of the sameJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - The go-to policy for dealing with nearly every modern problem is more government spending. So it was just a matter of time before Democrats tried to revive the failed "B...
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Survivors rally in Washington, D.C., for stricter gun lawsJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - Highland Park parade shooting survivors led a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C., calling for stricter gun control and a federal assault weapons ban. The Highland Park ...
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Guest columnist Rodney Weinzierl: Harmful tariffs driving up the cost of foodJul 13, 2022 1:00 am - One of the key industries in the Illinois economy, agriculture, is being threatened by unnecessary tariffs on fertilizer imports and it's driving up the cost of food. As...
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Guest columnist U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider: We can and must do more to protect our communities from gun violenceJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - As in communities across the country, Independence Day in Highland Park is a time when we gather to celebrate our country's birth, our freedom, and the ideals that defin...
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Daily Herald opinion: The public can go only so far in accepting late property tax billsJul 12, 2022 1:00 am - This editorial is the consensus opinon of the Daily Herald Editorial Board There was a time in Cook County, and not so long ago, that late property tax bills were s...