Where can one learn to appreciate newspapers, make a career out of it and gain a profound respect for the First Amendment? Dean White got all of that from his first job at the Star - delivering newspapers. Dean always has enjoyed being associated with...
In a profession where people move around a lot, Shelley Epstein found a home and stayed put. And for that, Peoria is a better place. After reporting and editing for the Peoria Journal Star since 1974, Shelley in 1990 became associate editor for the paper's...
When Gary Stein arrived at NIU and applied to be a sports writer at the Northern Star, he told editors of his qualifications: sports editor of his high school paper and winner of several writing awards. They hired him on the spot. Now the truth can be...
Greg Rivara's memories of his work are vivid, colored with details torn from paperback crime novels. He remembers the shirt his wife, Joelle McGinnis, was wearing when he first caught sight of her in the Campbell Hall newsroom; he even remembers the length...
When Jerry DiPego was 12, he realized he wanted to write. The self-described shy loner from Round Lake, Ill., found a whole new life in the world of books and film. "I loved to read and watch movies, as most of them took me away," he said. "They opened...
