Daily Herald opinion: ‘Operational challenges’: Revenues still seem the priority even as red-light camera use declines

Daily Herald opinion: Local officials praise red light cameras for safety, but public doubts real motive is money over safety. As revenues fall, towns now cutting back on cameras, citing hassles and lost money rather than impact on safety.

Daily Herald opinion: The inspiration of ‘a pioneering spirit’: Stories like that of Gerry’s Cafe are indeed ‘captivating,’ but also something more

It may indeed be that its “captivating story” helped earn Gerry’s Cafe a spot on the Illinois Made program of the state Office of Tourism. But the Arlington Heights shop ...

Daily Herald opinion: A perfect storm: Too little information and too much conjecture fueled Lake Zurich fireworks drama

Daily Herald opinion: Better communication and less contempt would have made the cancellation of Lake Zurich’s fireworks go down a little easier.

Next election should produce Project 2029

Passage of the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” has codified the fascism of Project 2025 into law: — Tax evasion thievery for the morbidly rich, paid for by stripping he...

Substance, not slogans, for Congress

Niki Conforti recently accused Congressman Sean Casten of trying to “change the rules” instead of offering solutions. But her press release to the Daily Herald misreprese...

Maybe it’s time e-bike opportunities evolved

A long time ago when I was in high school a bunch of us kids decided it would be “cool” to build skateboards to ride down the highest hill in town. It was near a park wit...

State Department firings say much about administration’s ‘reforms’

Guest columnist Keith Peterson:

The Justice Department whistleblower

Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich:

Big Beautiful Bill delivers win for HSAs

Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy:

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