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.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Lemont Police Department for arrests made July 9-15. It does not indicate a conviction.
There are warrants out for the arrest of 18 accused criminals from Lemont. Patch highlights a few of them today.
The car show will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Lemont.
What's selling in Lemont? A five-bedroom, 4,933-square-foot home on Firethorn Court sold for $758,000 in May.
The heightened enforcement ran April 1 through June 30, and was funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Four participating restaurants are offering discounts for food, school supplies and monetary donations made through Aug. 31.
The black 2007 Lexus that crashed on Main Street last week still had dealer plates, according to Lemont Police Chief Kevin Shaughnessy.
The Downers Grove Police Department found the 41-year-old man just after 1 p.m. Monday in the 3000 block of Highland Parkway.
Public Works Director Ralph Pukula said residents should sign up for the e-news service Nixle to receive notifications about spraying this summer.
The department placed first among 57 agencies in 2011 for its accomplishments in traffic safety enforcement.
Our traffic and gas center will show you the best per-gallon prices 24-7. It also tracks congestion on area streets and highways.
The Lemont Police Department hosted the sixth annual event Saturday at Centennial Park.
The longtime Chicago meteorologist—who lives in Lemont—was the speaker at the Rotary Club's weekly luncheon Tuesday afternoon.
A look back at the headlines from July 30 - Aug. 5.
Hillary is a sweet, 5-year-old cat up for adoption at the West Suburban Humane Society.
Mr. Nubbs is a friendly, 1-year-old cat up for adoption at the West Suburban Humane Society.
The shelter will have dozens of kittens up for adoption—as well as games, prizes and snacks—from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
Fire officials said there were no serious injuries in the rear-end collision, which occurred just after 5 p.m. on the northbound ramp to Interstate 355 off Archer Avenue.
News briefs submitted to Patch by the Village of Lemont.
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.
