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.
Also in the latest police reports, police reportedly find a drunken driver eating a plate of food while driving and a woman is accused of fleeing an accident scene.
Tinley Park police said a local man reversed into a squad car at the end of last month and then tried leaving the scene, only to be caught a short time later.
A local man was recently found trespassing on the grounds of the recently closed mental health center with his two sons. One of them is blind, he told police, and prefers to avoid high-traffic areas.
Tinley Park police reports, Aug. 7-9.
Mosquitoes have been found with West Nile virus in 68 different pools around the area, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
Tinley Park police reports, July 28 and Aug. 8-11.
An Andrew High School 15-year-old tormented on a summer school bus ride was not looking forward earlier this month to today's kick-off of the academic year. The Tinley resident, who is autistic, had several wads of gum stuck in his hair by peers.
Local police recently arrested an Orland Park man who they said was stealing money from his work in Tinley Park.
Local police recently arrested an Orland Park man who they said was stealing money from his work in Tinley Park.
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Mosquitoes have been found with West Nile virus in 68 different pools around the area, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health.
Lawyers representing the five men accused of attacking a group of alleged white supremacists in May motioned Tuesday to suppress evidence gathered in the traffic stop that led to their arrest.
Lawyers representing the five men accused of attacking a group of alleged white supremacists in May motioned Tuesday to suppress evidence gathered in the traffic stop that led to their arrest.
Fire crews rushed out to a Murphy Circle townhome early Tuesday morning to fight the second fire there since Friday night.
Police arrested a Tinley Park over the weekend and charged him Monday in connection with three separate crashes on the Bishop Ford that left several people injured. He is expected in court this morning.
No one was injured Friday night in a blaze started after a resident was grilling on the patio.
Residents who took an extended vacation arrived home late last week to find their house in shambles. Police said more than $30,000 worth of items were missing from the home, $20,000 of which was in the form of gold jewelry.
A local family called the cops on Sunday after finding a mysterious bullet wedged in drywall behind a picture frame.
Also in police reports dated July 26, 28-29 and 31, someone eggs a 63-year-old's home and a man is arrested on a warrant for escaping, obstructing justice and resisting arrest.
Also in police reports dated July 27, someone steals wake and knee boards from a garage and a man is accused of shoplifting tents, lawn furniture and clothing from Kmart.
