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I was born in Elgin, 10 minutes before my twin brother, Tim. He has since made up for his tardiness in height, towering over me today by about 1 and 1/2 feet. He and I are tied for the youngest in the family—though I like to consider myself a middle child—and have two older brothers. I grew up on one of the last standing farms in what is now the well-developed area of Prairie View. For those who do not know the town, it is a northwest suburb of Chicago sandwiched in the middle of Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire. I moved to Minnesota to attend Winona State University, which is situated right on the Mississippi River. During my time there, I left for six months to study abroad in Granada, Spain, where I traveled throughout the provinces and even ran with the bulls in Pamplona. I returned to Illinois in June 2007 after graduating with a B.A. in Mass Communications: Journalism and Spanish. I wrote for The Daily Chronicle in DeKalb until June 2010. There, I covered education for about two years, crime for nearly one and during my home stretch, delved into issues centered on the governments of DeKalb County and the City of Sycamore.

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Local Man Faces Hate Crime, Battery Charges

A 47-year-old Tinley Park man is accused of spewing racial slurs, throwing a beer can and a brick at a black man who was working near his home over the weekend. He also choked him, according to police.

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Tinley BP Stations Listed for Tainted Gas Sales

The gas station is among 20 area stations on the company’s released list of having sold potentially engine-harming gas, though according to a store manager the station has been free of the bad gas for nearly two weeks.

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Tinley's Own Opens Republican National Convention Session

Yet another Tinley Park resident is gaining national attention this week as Village Clerk Pat Rea joins his fellow Republicans at the national convention in Florida. Keep your eyes peeled and you'll find him reciting the Pledge of Allegiance tonight.

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