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The stories that stick with us: Starting my White Sox career when Michael Jordan was starting his
Oct 8, 2021 10:55 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. Sports columnist Scot Gregor looked back on his rookie year covering the White Sox, which coincided with Michael Jordan's attempt to break into Major League Baseball with the White Sox. -
The stories that stick with us: Remembering a story that never was written
Oct 6, 2021 3:34 PM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. Scott Stone, now president and chief operating officer of the Daily Herald Media Group, looked back on a story he did not pursue. -
The stories that stick with us: Tylenol murders: a big crime story with lasting impact
Oct 5, 2021 1:30 PM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. For Pete Nenni, the biggest story of his 43-year newspaper career began with an early morning phone tip on what would become known as the Tylenol murders. -
The stories that stick with us: Words of thanks from a high school kid gone pro
Oct 4, 2021 8:23 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. Business Ledger Editor Orrin Schwarz remembers when a high school soccer standout in a tweet gave Schwarz credit for putting him on the map for the Chicago Fire, which signed him to a pro contract. -
The stories that stick with us: Baseball player leaves a lasting impression
Oct 4, 2021 8:23 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. A story copy editor Mike Burke has remembered fondly through the years was about a down-on-his-luck ballplayer he never met. -
The stories that stick with us: A decadeslong commitment to telling diverse human stories
Oct 4, 2021 8:22 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. For Deputy Manager Jim Slusher, it was an in-depth series on the heritage of diverse populations in the suburbs that still resonates in our coverage today. -
The stories that stick with us: When the front pages show the depth of life in the simplest packages
Oct 4, 2021 8:22 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. Assistant Managing Editor/Copy Desk Neil Holdway shared some of the Daily Herald's front page designs he worked on. -
The stories that stick with us: 'Last Letters Home' revealed permanent link to fallen troops' souls
Oct 4, 2021 8:22 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. For reporter Eric Peterson, it's a piece he wrote 13 years ago, "Last Letters Home," which recounted fallen troops' final correspondences with their families. -
The stories that stick with us: Back-to-back state championships in the hands of the same player
Oct 4, 2021 8:21 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. High school sports writer John Lemon remembers every moment on the back-to-back Geneva High School girls basketball championships, partly because they ended in the hands of the same player. -
The stories that stick with us: We grieved the school bus tragedy; then we tried to stop any others from happening
Oct 4, 2021 8:21 AM - For National Newspaper Week, we asked members of our staff which story really stuck with them for years and why. As the paper's executive editor in 1995, Doug Ray lived close to the scene of the Fox River Grove bus/train crash that left seven students dead and more injured, so he put his reporter's hat on and captured the scene.
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