Editorials
February 11, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.
McHenry County residents who suffered the worst from the housing crisis of the past few years should take advantage of a settlement announced this week between the attorney generals of 49 U.S. states and the nation’s five biggest mortgage servicers.
February 10, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By Shaw Media
Annual tuition hikes at public universities threaten to make a college degree increasingly unaffordable at a time when possessing that degree is increasingly important.
February 9, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
Filling the vacant McHenry County superintendent of schools position is proving to be a difficult task.
February 8, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
It’s a shame that state Rep. Jack Franks failed in his initial efforts to persuade fellow lawmakers to make local governments hold the line on – or better yet, decrease – tax levies when property values decline.
February 7, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.
When the media talk about the need for openness and transparency in government, some members of the public often turn a deaf ear too quickly.
February 5, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
The conclusion last week of the murder trial of Mario Casciaro is a reminder of how much we still don’t know about the disappearance of 17-year-old Brian Carrick nearly 10 years later.
February 4, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
Voting season is fast approaching, and the Northwest Herald will not let you down as you search for information about the local candidates who want your vote in the March 20 primary.
February 2, 2012 - 11:29 p.m.
Anytime you can save $7 million a year in a deadbeat state such as Illinois, you should jump at the chance, right?
February 2, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
Gov. Pat Quinn apparently has big plans for Illinois this year.
February 1, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.
The Illinois State Board of Education has approved a budget recommendation seeking $265 million more in state funding for schools, or a total of $6.9 billion.
January 31, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.
We agree with the Woodstock Plan Commission’s decision to reject a proposal for two six-story senior housing buildings near the Woodstock Square and suggest that the City Council do the same.
January 29, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.
Sending people to the slammer costs real money.
January 28, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.
It is a national affront that U.S. military veterans account for 15 percent of the U.S.’ homeless population.
January 27, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
In this space in September 2010, we called on then-soon-to-be Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Kilbride to bring a pilot project to the state that allowed unobtrusive still and video cameras into courtrooms.
January 26, 2012 - 5:30 a.m.•By The Northwest Herald Editorial Board
Our thoughts and prayers go out to U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk and his family as Kirk recovers from a stroke he suffered over the weekend.
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