Articles filed under Davis, Jim

• Carol Stream T-shirt guy’s work underscores our Business missionMay 19, 2013 12:00 AM
  Have you heard the one about the Carol Stream guy who invented the combo Bulls-Blackhawks playoffs T-shirt? You will soon, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• Newspapering hardly deserves its ‘worst’ labelApr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Columnist Jim Davis: Sure we're busy, understaffed and stressed out, but at the end of the day there's often a strong sense of accomplishment that comes with what a survey calls the worst job in the nation.
  

   

• In a DuPage courtroom: murder trial coverage — with many restrictionsApr 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  The first gavel-to-gavel trial coverage with still and video cameras occurs this week in a suburban courtroom. But the landmark experiment doesn't come without a host of rules and restrictions, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• Local primaries make case for less democracyMar 31, 2013 12:00 AM
  About that February primary. The weather was lousy, the turnout awful, the expense excessive. And many people didn't have anything to vote on. Why continue with such a system? wonders Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• Scary new world: Have mug shot removed for a fee Mar 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  Websites that post police mug shots, then offer to take them down for a fee, are causing consternation among law officials and defense lawyers. But efforts to curb the practice underscores the modern-day challenges of basic crime reporting, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• Is flare of anger enough to lose an endorsement? Mar 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  The face-to-face interviews we hold with candidates for local office shed a fair amount of insight on them -- and also make for some tough calls on whom to endorse, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• ‘Undedication’ of ex-Carol Stream mayor sign prompts blame gameFeb 24, 2013 12:00 AM
  A story on whether to remove the name of former longtime Carol Stream Mayor Ross Ferraro from the Town Center sign prompts a backlash that leads to a round of blame the messenger, opines Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editons.
  

   

• Why all the violins? Elgin Symphony replies.Feb 17, 2013 12:00 AM
  After his first trip to see the symphony in, oh, about 50 years, DuPage/Fox Valley News Director Jim Davis discovers he has a bunch of lame questions. The Elgin Symphony Orchestra answers them.
  

   

• No. 1 key issue: ‘To get elected’(and other pearls)Feb 10, 2013 12:00 AM
  While plowing through local candidates' responses to Daily Herald questionnaires, DuPage/Fox Valey News Director Jim Davis found mostly serious, issue-oriented answers -- and a few quirky nuggets.
  

   

• Brave new world of text messaging, courtroom camerasFeb 3, 2013 12:00 AM
  Providing quick updates, courthouse photos and videos are becoming routine in this digital age, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• Local elections teem with ballot challengesJan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
  It's a common occurrence during the local election season: Trying to knock candidates off the ballot. Whether it's nitpicking or holding potential office holders to exacting standards is a matter of debate, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• Lawmakers, here’s a bill you really could get behindJan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  Yes, there are more pressing issues in Springfield, but would it be asking too much for a law requiring candidates for public office to list their email addresses on their nominating petitions, asks DuPage/Fox Valley News Director Jim Davis.
  

   

• Leadership Team, people behind it, simply inspiringDec 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  The maturity, perspective and selflessness of the high schoolers comprising the Daily Herald's annual Leadership Team never fails to inspire, says Jim Davis, news director for the DuPage and Fox Valley editions.
  

   

• So many offices, candidates, so little timeDec 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  Illinois leads the nation in the number of units of government. That leads to an abundance of candidates and some unique challenges to the Daily Herald as the buildup to local elections in April gets underway, DuPage Editor Jim Davis says.
  

   

• Cameras in the courtroom: It’s ‘not entertainment’Dec 2, 2012 12:00 AM
  Decades after they're been allowed elsewhere, cameras finally made their way to a suburban courtroom two weeks ago. But how prevalent such coverage will become might be stunted by an indifferent public and cautious judges, DuPage Editor Jim Davis observes.
  

   

• Absent-minded editor glad staff has his backNov 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  When news of a local lottery winner came into the newsroom, DuPage Editor Jim Davis was a flurry of activity. But he needed a little help from his friends to get the full story in the paper.
  

   

• ‘Nicest letter’ a welcome break from the vitriol Nov 4, 2012 12:00 AM
  A thoughful, polite letter from a Naperville couple respectfully disagreeing with our editorial endorsement for president provided a welcome break from all the vitriol in national and local campaigns, DuPage Editor Jim Davis says.
  

   

• Joining a half billion people for Ryder Cup rideSep 30, 2012 12:00 AM
  Perhaps not everyone gets all the hoopla over the Ryder Cup. But DuPage Editor Jim Davis and others note the suburbs are front and center in what is a once-in-a-lifetime event for many.
  

   

• Lombard at loggerheads on landing a leaderSep 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  "Be professional," a Lombard trustee urged fellow village board members trying to name a temporary successor to the late Village President William Mueller. But their behavior of late has been kind of self-serving, DuPage Editor Jim Davis suggests.
  

   
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  Farewell to the man who gave great adviceSep 9, 2012 12:00 AM
  DuPage Editor Jim Davis reflects on the passing of the man who gave him great advice in journalism and in life: his father.