Articles filed under Inside the Newsroom
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How we got the story: Sources, digging were foundations of reports on Illinois tollwayMay 31, 2019 1:00 am - In late 2017, the Daily Herald began a series of investigative stories that shined a light on questionable spending and cronyism at the Illinois tollway. Eventually, the...
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From customer service to coordinating community newsMay 31, 2019 12:00 am - Norrine Twohey began her career with the Daily Herald in 1986 as a customer service representative in the Circulation department, resolving delivery complaints and billi...
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Behind the Curtain: Our newspaper quote for JuneMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - "Journalism can never be silent. That is its greatest virtue and its greatest fault. It must speak and speak immediately, while the echoes of wonder, the claims of trium...
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Behind the Curtain: How we shot the 'Smashing Pumpkins'May 25, 2019 1:00 am - We affectionately call this photo of Edward Maciejczyk of Palatine "Smashing Pumpkins," and you no doubt can understand where we came up with the title. Earlier this ye...
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Behind the Curtain: We want to show how we cover the newsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - To us, the process of covering the news seems obvious, usually simple but sometimes a little complicated. We view it as mainly common sense, clearly not rocket science, ...
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Behind the Curtain: We want to show how we cover the newsMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - To us, the process of covering the news seems obvious, usually simple but sometimes a little complicated. We view it as mainly common sense, clearly not rocket science, ...
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Beyond the Byline: Lisa Miner, Metro EditorMay 25, 2019 12:00 am - Lisa Friedman Miner's experience at the Daily Herald crosses many aisles of the newsroom. As metro editor, she plans, edits and oversees entertainment coverage in Time o...
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Why we ask permission to cover funeralsMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - As newspeople, we've all lost loved ones. We're human, after all. We've all been to funerals. And many of us have had to cover funerals for the Daily Herald and other pu...
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May 24, 2019 1:00 am - The choice was archaeology or journalism for Pam Baert. Her math and science scores always topped her English - but the need to know and the need to tell won out. So, it...
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Editor, reporter, columnist: Sarkauskas has served in many rolesMay 18, 2019 1:00 am - Staff writer Susan Sarkauskas - "Sue" to longtime friends, "Suzy" to relatives - has had several roles in her 29 years with the Daily Herald. She started out as a Neighb...