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.
Tinley Park native Christine Magnuson competes tonight in the 50-meter freestyle. It's her last of three races in the U.S. Olympic Swimming time trials.
Traffic is expected to be heavy on 183rd and Harlem Avenue, where traffic control officers have been stationed.
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Village of Tinley Park officials are enacting strict water conservation measures beginning Friday that will help them maintain adequate water reserves during a time of little rain.
Illinois State Police said an Indiana woman riding a motorcycle on the interstate Thursday night was pronounced dead on the scene. She was riding a bike near her friend, sources said.
Four men were arrested outside the Harlem Avenue Speedway this week after they reportedly bought more than $600 in cigarettes using cards that were attached to random people's accounts. After denying a $328 transaction, a clerk helped track them down.
Illinois State Police said an Indiana woman riding a motorcycle on the interstate Thursday night was pronounced dead on the scene. She was riding a bike near a fellow biker, sources said.
Since temperatures are expected to reach—and surpass—100 degrees Thursday, village officials are reminding residents to stay indoors as much as possible and check on friends and relatives. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory.
Tinley Park police reports, June 21-21 and June 24.
Tinley's Christine Magnuson will swim her heart out tonight for a chance to compete in the 100-meter butterfly during the upcoming Summer Olympics. The race will be televised on NBC. Cheer for our hometown gal!
Christine Magnuson may not have a place on the U.S. Swimming Team when it comes to the 100-meter butterfly. But she has two more chances to swim in the upcoming Olympic games.
Village Mayor Ed Zabrocki weighed the positives and negatives Tuesday to considering a 275-acre plot of land where the Tinley Park Mental Health Center now sits. He said developers' interest has declined and he called it an "environmental nightmare."
A 23-year-old Tinley woman who reportedly went to Florida in the years following her graduation from Andrew High School has been charged with first degree murder. Police say the woman conspired with her boyfriend to strangle a 19-year-old for drug money.
Two men who were reportedly begging for money last week at a local beef restaurant were asked to leave the premises after causing quite a scene, according to reports. Restaurant employees said the duo is no stranger to the cafe.
Also in the latest police reports, dated June 21-22 and June 24, someone steals a golf driver from a customer at Odyssey Country Club, racecar parts turn up missing and two women are arrested on outstanding warrants.
A friendly, 4-year-old Golden Retriever mix is hoping you'll take her home. She came to PAWS all the way from Kentucky earlier this month.
A local woman called Tinley Park police to report that she got a sexually explicit phone call while getting an oil change.
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department between May 26 and June 17.
Olympic swimmer and silver medalist Christine Magnuson, 26, will compete next week in time trials that could qualify her for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. The Tinley Park native definitely has her hometown behind her, the mayor said.
Tinley native and medalist Christine Magnuson will flex her 'fins' for chance to join the 2012 U.S. Olympic Swimming Team this week. See what she had to say about time trials, which kick off tonight, and get the NBC scheduling rundown.
