Daily Herald history

Less than a year later, in March 1899, he was able to purchase the Cook County Herald in Arlington Heights.

1900 – H.C. Paddock established Dupage County Register

H.C. Paddock Sells Out to Sons in 1922

1926 – H.C. Paddock Sons initiates the Arlington Heights edition of the Cook County Herald, which it renames Arlington Heights Herald

1927 – Arlington Heights Herald begins printing Mount Prospect edition

1928 – H.C. Paddock Sons establish the Roselle Register

1935 – H.C. Paddock dies in Arlington Heights

After graduating from Knox College in 1937, he was hesitant about joining the family business, concerned that it was not large enough to support him and his siblings.

1939 – H.C. Paddock Sons moves into 217 W. Campbell in Arlington Heights

After a stint in the service during World War II, he once again returned to the company, becoming a board director in 1948.

1949 – Paddock Publications launches Wheeling Herald

1950 – Paddock Publications launches Bensenville Register

1951 – Paddock Publications acquires a new printing press

1955 – Paddock Publications launches Rolling Meadows and Prospect Heights editions

1956 – First edition printed on 32-page Goss Universal press

1957 – Paddock Publications launches Addison Register and Elk Grove edition

1958 – Elk Grove and Rolling Meadows editions of the Arlington Heights Herald renames into Elk Grove Herald and Rolling Meadows Herald respectively

1959 – Paddock Publications launches Hoffman Estates Herald

1960 – Paddock Publications launches Itasca Register

1963 – 32-page Goss Press expanded to 48 pages

Baumann had a long history with the Herald, starting in 1964 as a reporter.

Paddock Publications was content to remain a collection of small weekly newspapers until 1966, when the Chicago Sun-Times, owned by the heirs of tycoon Marshall Field, launched a suburban daily, The Day.

1967 – Paddock Publications initiates tri-weekly publication of all newspapers and discontinues Sunday Suburbanite

1969: The company's weekly community newspapers become a five-day-a-week publication, the Arlington Heights Herald.

In 1970, Paddock Publications also entered Lake County, where a number of community weekly papers were established.

1971 – Printing of Register newspapers moves from Arlington Heights to Downers Grove

1973 – Paddock Publications initiates use of 201 W. Campbell St building for newspaper processing

Arlington Heights Herald Becomes The Daily Herald in 1977

1978 – Paddock Publications initiates final edition of Arlington Heights Daily Herald distribution at newsstands in Chicago Loop, O’Hare Field, and selected locations in DuPage and Lake Counties

1983 – 799 office opens in Glen Ellyn

1986 – Formation of the Editorial Graphics department

1989 – Paddock Publications initiates Naperville/Lisle Daily Herald

By 1991, circulation exceeded 100,000, making it the state's third largest daily newspaper.

1992 – Individual Neighbor sections are added for editions in Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Carol Stream, Glendale Heights, and Winfield

In 1993, it sued the two dailies as well as several major syndicates, including the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, Times Mirror Co., New York Times Syndication Sales Corp., Creator Syndicate, King Features Syndicate, United Media, and Universal Press Syndicate.

Reporters and editors win Lisagor awards for their work on the Fox River Grove bus/train crash, which killed seven high school students in October 1995

1996 – Editorial Department moves to new building at 155 E. Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights

By the end of 1997, paid circulation of the Herald had reached 132,000.

It teamed up with the Chicago Sun-Times and the Herald News of Joliet, Illinois, to create a regional classified advertising Web site in 1999.

On a more traditional front in 2000, Paddock Publications acquired Reflejos, a ten-year-old monthly bilingual Latino paper with a circulation of 28,000 in Chicago's suburbs.

2001 – Daily Herald founds ChicagoJobNetwork.com, a career-focused website–Daily Herald is the sole owner

Douglas K. Ray is named a director and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2002

2005 – The Daily Herald launches a new employment section called Chicago Suburban Jobs

2007 – The Daily Herald launches Yahoo! HotJobs on dailyherald.com

2009 – Doug Ray is named publisher of the Daily Herald in addition to his duties as Chief Executive Officer

2015 – Scott Stone was elected President and Chief Operating Officer.

April 2017 – Purchased: Carbondale Times and Thomas Publishing (printing biz).

September 2018 – Purchased: Blue Mound Leader.