Amanda came to Patch in June 2010 after graduating from Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She launched Lemont Patch in 2010, and covered the community for two years before moving to Downers Grove in August 2012.
Prior to Patch, Amanda wrote for her college newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, covering city council and education. In 2009, Amanda spent three months interning at the Orange County Register in California. Despite the large market, it was here that she learned the ins and outs of community reporting. After returning to Illinois in June 2009, Amanda immediately started working as an editorial intern in the DuPage County office of the Daily Herald. During her senior year at Northwestern, she spent six months investigating a possible wrongful conviction case with the Medill Innocence Project.
VIRE Technologies, KeyLimeTie and Velocity Merchant Services recently made the magazine's list of 5,000 fastest growing companies in the United States.
The girl was transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries just before 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lemont fire officials.
Pass the Tzatziki sauce, it's time for a free lunch.
The Downers Grove Downtown Management Corporation and Paws I Am Television will host a pet parade Friday in conjunction with the final classic car show of the summer.
The DuPage County Health Department reported new cases Monday in Lisle and Naperville.
Upload your photographs from the first day of school here, or e-mail them to amanda@patch.com.
Patch sat down with North Principal Scott Kasik earlier this week to discuss what's ahead for the upcoming school year.
Hundreds of children treated in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were reunited with doctors and nurses Sunday during the hospital's 19th annual "NICU Round-Up."
Hundreds of children treated in the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit were reunited with doctors and nurses Sunday during the hospital's 19th annual "NICU Round-Up."
Downers Grove police reports, Aug. 15-20.
The 36-year-old veteran cyclist won the overall title Sunday in Denver, CO.
Lemont's 63rd annual Labor Day festival will run Friday through Monday in the historic downtown area.
A look back at the Downers Grove headlines from Aug. 20-26.
The home goods store was open only three days in June before a cracked toilet on the building's second floor badly damaged the ceiling and carpeting.
The Mustangs lost 48-35 in their first game of the season Saturday.
The Trojans defeated the Porters 27-7 at home Friday night, handing Lockport its first season-opening loss since 2002.
Who has the best pizza in town? How about the best salon? Here are your picks for Readers' Choice.
The Baked Apple Breakfast Co. will open next month at 1224 Ogden Ave., just a few doors down from the recently shuttered Omega Restaurant.
As we start a new week, it's always good to get caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened last week.
The varsity and sophomore teams will kick off the 2012 season at home Friday night.