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Gone but not forgotten: A look back at suburban places that no longer exist
Oct 7, 2022 1:00 AM - Over the past 150 years, countless places have opened and closed in the suburbs, including stores, restaurants, entertainment venues and businesses. Once again, we pay tribute to these gone-but-not-forgotten surburban icons. -
U.S. presidents who visited the suburbs and why they were here
Oct 6, 2022 1:00 AM - Ten of the last 12 presidents of the United States have visited the suburbs. Here's a look at who visited where and under what circumstances. -
How the railroad age shaped the suburbs we know today
Oct 6, 2022 1:00 AM - You can't tell the history of suburban Chicago over the last 150 years without talking about railroad history. -
Tracking suburban history with 150 big stories
Oct 5, 2022 12:34 PM - From plank roads to toll roads, and one-room school houses to flourishing universities, the suburbs and the Daily Herald have grown up since the newspaper's founding in 1872. -
From starting gate to finish line, how we have chronicled Arlington Park over the years
Oct 5, 2022 1:00 AM - Ink-stained pages of the Daily Herald and its predecessor publications would cover Arlington Park's 94-year race from the starting gate to the finish line -- both on and off the track, in News and Sports -- as sporting venue, tourist destination, suburban business and major employer. -
150 years: A look back at our highlights
Oct 5, 2022 1:10 AM - Over the past 150 years, a lot has happened at the Daily Herald, both with the company and the Paddock family. Take a look at our timeline to get a sense of our history, expansion and innovation. -
Townsquare Publications: When innovation pays dividends
Oct 5, 2022 1:06 AM - Town Square is a story of innovation, and VP Scott Ray was there from the beginning. More than a decade ago, he began as the editor of the Niche Publications division of the Daily Herald and and looked for ways to create new and engaging publications. -
Last Paddock at paper reflects on family ownership legacy, importance of looking ahead
Oct 5, 2022 1:06 AM - For 120 years of our company's 150-year existence, Stuart R. Paddock III's family owned and operated Paddock Publications, from Hosea C. Paddock's purchase of the Cook County Herald in 1899 through 2019 when the company became employee owned. As the last Paddock actively working at the company, Paddock describes this as an "emotional undertaking." -
Despite so many changes over the years, our mission remains the same
Oct 5, 2022 1:04 AM - Reflecting on his 52 years at the Daily Herald, CEO and Publisher Doug Ray says that most everything has changed at the newspaper, but so much remains the same. Our founder's motto from the late 1800s is still perched atop our Opinion page every day: "Fear God, tell the truth and make money." -
A culture of caring our employees witness often
Oct 5, 2022 1:03 AM - Workplace culture is a topic human resource professionals deal with regularly. Trying to change a toxic culture takes years. Fortunately, the Daily Herald culture is one we want to keep.
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