Although the Northwest Herald had its reporter at the organization meeting of the McHenry County Board, the Daily Herald sent no one.

Organization meeting day at the McHenry County Board.

So, think back with fond memories on those days of yesteryear when not only the Northwest Herald and the Daily Herald covered county political matters, but even the Chicago Tribune had a Crystal Lake bureau.

And if you go back far enough, you can remember when Pioneer Press sent a reporter.

Capitol Fax reminds readers,

“The Daily Herald is still reeling from its decision to build a gigantic multi-million dollar printing plant just as the Internet took off big.

“Ever since, it’s been newsroom cutback after newsroom cutback, and it shows in the quality of some of the paper’s reporting.”

It’s part of a post about the owners of the Springfield Journal-Register thinking about printing its paper at its sister paper, the Peoria Journal-Star.

The Daily Herald agreed to print competitor Northwest Herald’s paper at its plant ten months ago.