Michelle Holdway

Assistant News Editor
  • Phone(847) 427-4576
  • Emailmholdway@dailyherald.com

A 1994 graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Michelle Holdway has worked at the Daily Herald since 1998. Before that, she was on the night copy desk at the Daily Southtown in Tinley Park and was the sports editor for The Daily American in downstate West Frankfort.

She won a Lisagor award in 2000 as part of the design team for the Daily Herald's "Crossing Centuries" sections.

She's been the assistant news editor on the night copy desk since 2006 and coordinates local election coverage.

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Poll Vault: What's the best ride at Great America?

May 10 2013 | 1:24 am - What do you like best at Great America? Do you favor the vintage American Eagle or the more high-tech, enclosed Dark Night? Or are you more of a water ride kind of person?

Poll Vault: Best teacher you ever had?

May 02 2013 | 11:18 pm - As Golden Apple Awards were announced this week, consider the people who educated you from kindergarten to college. Who was the best teacher? What attributes made him or her stand out?

Poll Vault: Where did you get your pets?

Apr 26 2013 | 12:59 am - Is getting a pet from a pet store and not a shelter just wrong in your mind? Or do you think it's OK because unsold pets at shops will go to the shelter anyway, or worse? Where did you get your pets?

Poll Vault: How are you spending your tax refund?

Apr 19 2013 | 1:02 am - Are you receiving or have you received an income tax refund this year? More than last year? What are you spending it on?

Poll Vault: Do you remember your first pro baseball game?

Apr 04 2013 | 5:16 pm - When was the first time someone took you out to the ballgame? Share some of your memories about America's pastime.

Poll Vault: Who will win more games - Cubs or Sox?

Mar 29 2013 | 12:21 am - The Cubs' 2013 season will begin Monday afternoon in Pittsburgh. The Sox will open at home later that day against Kansas City. What are your predictions for the year? Which team will win more games? Can the Cubs finish better than fifth?

Poll Vault: Who's in your Final Four?

Mar 21 2013 | 11:53 pm - Your bracket might be semi-busted already, with No. 14 seed Harvard upsetting No. 3 New Mexico and a pair of No. 5 seeds out as well. Do you have the No. 1 seeds in your Final Four? How does your bracket look?

Poll Vault: When did you get your first mobile phone?

Mar 14 2013 | 11:59 pm - If you were one of the people who got their first cellphone in the 1970s, it might have been Motorola's "brick." When did you get your first one? When did you switch to a cellphone, if you ever did?

Poll Vault: What do you take for a cold?

Mar 08 2013 | 12:53 am - Is there an over-the-counter product you swear by to get you through the coughs, sniffles and sneezes? What DOESN'T work for you?

Poll Vault: What changes would you like the next pope to make?

Mar 02 2013 | 2:11 am - Benedict XVI's retirement sets the stage for a new pontiff who could dramatically alter the face of Catholicism. Or not. What are your hopes for the next pope? Would you prefer someone younger or perhaps someone from a non-European country? Do you...

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