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.
Lemont residents are helping organize a fundraiser for Dan Stopka, who suffered a spinal cord injury when he accidentally dove into shallow water during a Fourth of July last year.
The 2011 first installment Cook County property tax bills can be paid a number of ways including online.
The 2011 first installment property tax bills are due March 1, and can be paid online, according to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas.
Students will take the stage Friday and Saturday for an adaptation of playwright Reginald Rose’s “12 Angry Men.”
A look back at the headlines from Jan. 30 - Feb. 5.
From the Doritos baby to Ferris Bueller, Super Bowl Sunday delivered plenty of laughs. But what ad reigned supreme?
The North Central College senior was discharged from Edward Hospital on Monday after being stabbed early Saturday morning in a Naperville bar fight that killed his friend and former teammate, Shaun Wild.
The three-time state champion Indians ranked among the top three teams at the IHSA Cheerleading Finals for the seventh straight year.
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened this week.
The school will serve up burgers and fries for "McTeacher Night" at the Lemont McDonald's, 1152 State St.
News briefs submitted to Patch by the Village of Lemont.
The three-time defending champions will compete at 11 a.m. Saturday for the IHSA Medium Division title.
There are plenty of places in Lemont to eat and drink on the cheap during Sunday's football extravaganza.
Chiefs from Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division 10 presented Durkin with a plaque Monday.
Mayor Brian Reaves is one of three alternate delegates for the Republican presidential candidate in Illinois' 3rd Congressional District.
The $4,970 grant will be put toward a learning garden and outdoor classroom in the school's existing courtyard.
The senior linebackers signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday to join the Leathernecks' football program this fall.
Bolingbrook Patch will poll readers on a weekly basis to gauge their interest in the election and its candidates.
Five defendants are accused of purchasing vehicles in Cook and DuPage counties and shipping them overseas for resale without repaying loans used for the purchases.
About two dozen participants—including Lemont Patch Editor Amanda Luevano—will learn the ins and outs of both the Lemont Police Department and the Illinois State Police during an eight-week course this winter.
