Lake County Opinion
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Endorsement: Howard Cooper for Lake County coroner
Sep 25, 2020 1:00 AM - The Daily Herald endorses Howard Cooper for Lake County coroner. -
Watch Durbin, Curran duel in U.S. Senate debateSep 23, 2020 8:39 AM - he two major-party candidates for U.S. Senate from Illinois engaged in a joint Zoom interview with members of the editorial boards of the Daily Herald, Shaw Media and the Southern Illinois LOCAL Media Group.
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Editorial: Link case emphasizes need for legislative ethics reform in Illinois
Aug 17, 2020 8:21 PM - State Sen. Terry Link's silence as he faces charges of federal tax evasion emphasizes the need for the legislature to make urgent progress on ethics reform, this Daily Herald editorial says. -
Editorial: Endangered bee spotting a reminder how much they need our help
Aug 12, 2020 9:43 AM - A Daily Herald editorial says there's some steps we all can take to help the rusty patched bumble bee and other pollinators. -
Editorial: Comprehensive approach needed to protect animals from unscrupulous sellers
Jan 17, 2020 1:00 AM - This Daily Herald editorial calls for a comprehensive approach to pet retail sales that will help local governments struggling to ways to protect animals from abuse. -
Give residents a voice before extending DiMucci development approval
Oct 1, 2019 4:46 PM - Lake County granted one extension on a permit to develop the DiMucci property at Old McHenry Road and Route 12 near Hawthorn Woods, and the property owners now are requesting another. A Daily Herald editorial says that shouldn't be done without a public hearing to update residents on a 650,000-square-foot shopping center plan first approved in 2012. -
Editorial: Drop the murder charges in Old Mill Creek case
Aug 17, 2019 6:09 PM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald argues that the teens in Tuesday's bizarre and tragic Old Mill Creek case may have committed crimes, but murder wasn't one of them. -
Editorial: We need a stronger message to teens on dangers of vaping
Aug 15, 2019 10:13 AM - In addition to punishing companies that mislead children into thinking vaping products are safe and cool, society needs to emphasize the message that the opposite is true, this Daily Herald editorial says. -
Editorial: It's time to put an end to leaf burning
Jul 5, 2019 1:00 AM - With asthma and other lung diseases on the rise, Lake County should ban leaf burning in unincorporated areas, a Daily Herald editorial says. -
Editorial: Lake makes right decision to end p-cards - finally
Dec 13, 2018 9:49 PM - A Daily Herald editorial says the Lake County Board waited far too long to abolish use of taxpayer-funded credit cards to pay for their work-related expenses, a program that lacked transparency and was ripe for abuse.
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