As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from May 11. These archives serve as a time capsule, capturing everything from the twilight of World War II to the cosmic wonder of a solar eclipse and the enduring strength of local community ties.<\/p>\n
1910: The Joliet<\/a> Evening Herald <\/p>\n On May 11, 1910, the Joliet Evening Herald balanced civic progress with local drama. The lead story, \u201cMeasure City Progress By Rail Business,\u201d highlighted the region\u2019s industrial growth through freight figures. Meanwhile, the paper captured a sense of transition with the appointment of C.G. Pearce to a high-ranking position at Joliet National Bank and reported on the \u201cSaloon Men Hit By State\u2019s Attorney\u201d as a Sunday-closing crusade took hold in the county.<\/p>\n 1945: The Dixon<\/a> Evening Telegraph <\/p>\n Just days after Victory in Europe Day, the May 11, 1945, edition of the Dixon Evening Telegraph focused on the shifting tides of World War II. The bold headline \u201cJapan\u2019s Homeland Blasted\u201d detailed a massive 2,000-plane raid led by Gen. Doolittle. Even as the global conflict raged on, the paper remained a vital link for home-front news, reporting on the gradual easing of \u201cManpower Controls\u201d and local weather conditions for the upcoming Mother\u2019s Day weekend.<\/p>\n 1994: The Northwest Herald <\/p>\n The May 11, 1994, Northwest Herald captured a rare celestial event that brought the community together: an annular solar eclipse. Under the headline \u201cEclipse holds viewers in thrall,\u201d the paper described local students using telescopes and pinhole projectors to witness the \u201conce-in-a-lifetime sight.\u201d On the same day, the paper turned its eyes toward world history, reporting on Nelson Mandela\u2019s inauguration as he promised a better future for South Africa.<\/p>\n 2003: The Daily Chronicle (DeKalb County<\/a>) <\/p>\n By 2003, the May 11 edition of the Daily Chronicle was dominated by the raw power of nature. The lead headline, \u201cStorms rip through county,\u201d detailed severe weather and a tornado that caused damage across DeKalb<\/a> County and claimed a life in Pekin. In contrast to the storm, the paper also celebrated local milestones, featuring a large photo of Northern Illinois University<\/a> graduates during \u201cConvocation Congratulations\u201d at the Convocation Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from May 11. These…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[61547,79,275135,193],"class_list":["post-637056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-space","tag-mchenry-county","tag-science","tag-shaw-media-175th-anniversary","tag-space"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}