Bob Smith

DuPage County Editor
  • Phone(630) 955-3531
  • Emailrsmith@dailyherald.com

Bob Smith is the city editor in the Daily Herald's DuPage County office. He helps oversee the day-to-day operation of the DuPage newsroom, helps organize coverage for both the print and web editions, and works closely with the DuPage Editor, assistant city editors, reporters, photographers and interns.

He has helped oversee the Daily Herald's coverage of a wide range of stories, from the Marilyn Lemak murders to Evan Lysacek Day in Naperville. Smith joined the Daily Herald in 1994 as an assistant city editor after working for the Beacon News in Aurora, Daily Journal in Wheaton and Press Publications in Elmhurst.

A graduate of Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, he grew up in Elmhurst, graduated from York High School, and has lived in Villa Park, Glendale Heights and Carol Stream.

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In West Chicago Dist. 33, even how talks ended is in dispute

Feb 05 2013 | 11:18 am - Striking teachers were walking picket lines in West Chicago Elementary District 33 with little immediate hope of a contract settlement. Even the end of Sunday's last-ditch bargaining session was shrouded in controversy. The school board said the...

Classes canceled in Dist. 33 as teachers strike

Feb 04 2013 | 8:14 am - Teachers will be walking picket lines and thousands of students will be locked out of classes Monday in West Chicago Elementary District 33 after the school board and teachers union failed to come to a contract agreement following nearly 11 hours at...

Cardinal in winter helps Glen Ellyn's Robert Wilson win monthly prize

Jan 31 2013 | 11:24 am - Sometimes holiday presents come from the most unexpected places. That's how it was for Robert Wilson, who woke up Christmas morning, padded into the kitchen of his Glen Ellyn home for a cup of coffee, and happened to glance out the window toward a...

West Chicago teacher contract talks heading for weekend showdown

Feb 01 2013 | 5:25 pm - Students and parents in West Chicago Elementary District 33 probably will have to wait until late Sunday to learn if their teachers will be in class Monday or walking a picket line. The teachers union and school board exchanged contract proposals...

District 33: Preparations in place for strike, settlement

Feb 01 2013 | 5:30 pm - There should be few surprises come Monday for parents of roughly 4,000 students in West Chicago Elementary District 33, officials say, whether teachers are back in the classroom or walking picket lines. Gina Steinbrecher, the district's community...

West Chicago teachers: Little choice but to strike Monday

Jan 30 2013 | 2:05 pm - Teachers in West Chicago Elementary District 33 say they will go on strike Monday, Feb. 4, if they are unable to come to a contract agreement with the school board. "We are disappointed and disheartened that our professional negotiations have come...

Strike threat growing in West Chicago District 33

Jan 17 2013 | 7:15 pm - Pressure is mounting in West Chicago Elementary District 33 as both sides in tumultuous contract talks between the school board and teachers union are setting deadlines aimed at forcing a settlement.The school board last week announced it will...

Dist. 33 teachers 'angry, frustrated' as contract showdown looms

Jan 14 2013 | 6:17 pm - A showdown is looming in the increasingly bitter contract talks between the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and its teachers union. Union members will meet after class Wednesday to consider their options — including a possible...

Oak Brook's Butler District 53 names new superintendent

Jan 10 2013 | 4:38 pm - A longtime Northwest suburban school administrator, Heidi Wennstrom, has been named superintendent of Oak Brook's Butler Elementary District 53. She will assume her new duties July 1, replacing Sandra Martin at the helm of the high-performing...

Carol Stream photographer wins our monthly prize

Jan 04 2013 | 8:26 am - Carol Stream photographer Angela Cichosz wins our December Photo Finish photography contest with her colorful and slightly off-beat look at, of all things, a paperweight. DuPage Photo Director Scott Sanders says her efforts paid off. “I like...

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