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.
Officials at the Cook County Department of Public Health say weather over the last week has provided an ideal breeding ground for West Niles Virus-carrying mosquitos, and residents need to take pre
DuPage contributed $2.25 billion to the state's economy last year, according to the DuPage Convention and Visitor's Bureau.
Also: "Muppets from Space" is screened at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove.
The car show will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Lemont.
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Whooping cough is easily transmitted among students and outbreaks continue to occur in Illinois.
Whooping cough is easily transmitted among students and outbreaks continue to occur in Illinois.
The restaurant, located at 1331 W. Ogden Ave., was recently featured for its spicy selection of authentic Chinese food.
Downers Grove police reports, July 17.
Jay, a shortstop at Lemont High School, recently earned all-state, all-region and All-America honors for her play as a sophomore during the 2013 season.
Lemont's Paul Orednick will meet his stem cell donor, Destiny Stout, next month at a local bone marrow registry drive.
Patch has a strong stand on volunteerism and believes employees should give back and help others. Editors from the Western suburbs volunteered Tuesday at Feed My Starving Children.
Patch has a strong stand on volunteerism and believes employees should give back and help others. Editors from the Western suburbs volunteered Tuesday at Feed My Starving Children.
Local small businesses may also qualify for low-interest loans. The deadline is July 24.
Local small businesses may also qualify for low-interest loans. The deadline is July 24.
Grand, whose music video for "All-American Boy" has attracted more than 1.5 million views, will perform Friday night at the Lemont restaurant.
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A is looking for community members to join its Central School Committee.
Overnight closures are planned this week on I-355, I-88, and several state and DuPage County roads as a 50-foot-wide particle storage ring is transported from Lemont to Batavia.
Overnight closures are planned this week on I-355, I-88, and several state and DuPage County roads as a 50-foot-wide particle storage ring is transported from Lemont to Batavia.
