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.
Illinois Republicans will choose a platform for the next four years during the party convention in Tinley Park. Patch editors live blog the proceedings.
More than a dozen people have been arrested in connection with an illegal tobacco warehouse that unbeknownst to them, was being managed by federal agents. Authorities have said more than $20 million in cigarettes were sold tax-free.
Village officials heard from those on both sides of the video gaming debate earlier this week before coming to vote on the matter.
Police said a woman got behind the wheel last month to spare her drunken friend a DUI. The 2:30 a.m. grub run reportedly ended in destruction.
Also in the latest police reports, dated May 18, 20, 22, 24 and June 3, someone damages bicycles at the metra station, a thief steals purses at the Amphitheater and a man snags a weed wacker from a garage.
Three Tinley Park police officers, two current and one former, were honored this week for teaming up to save a Hazel Crest woman who went into cardiac arrest three times.
Every Tuesday through August, classic cars will roll into the village to "strut their stuff" in downtown Tinley Park. The summer-long event kicked off Tuesday.
A local police sergeant told Patch the story Tuesday of apprehending five of 18 men who are suspects in a May 19 beating at the Ashford House on 159th Street. She said she saw the group "smashed inside" a red Dodge Neon.
Local police are warning residents about a man who reportedly exposed himself to a woman who was arriving home early this morning to her residence on Elmore Court. The woman struck the man, according to an alert.
Tinley Park police cited six people who they said each sold a pack of smokes to a 16-year-old juvenile who was helping with a tobacco sales sting operation.
It's always good to be caught up on state politics. Here's an easy guide to what happened last week.
Three men shattered the window of a storefront over the weekend on 183rd Street, less than 1 mile from the Tinley Park Police Department. They entered the business to steal hundreds of packs of cigarettes, police said.
PAWS Animal Shelter in Tinley Park is on the prowl for homes for five puppies that won't be small for long. At around 3 months old, they are already tipping the scales at about 30 pounds.
PAWS Animal Shelter in Tinley Park is on the prowl for homes for five puppies that won't be small for long. At around 3 months old, they are already tipping the scales at about 30 pounds.
The accompanying photos were taken at the Tinley Park Police Department between May 1 and May 19.
A Hickory Hills woman called police last month after she yelled at a man for walking around a local gas station with his penis exposed, according to reports. He got into white utility van and drove away.
A police perimeter has been set up around a Bank of America branch in Oak Lawn, where police said a robbery occurred this afternoon.
Also in Tinley Park police reports stemming from May 18-19 and 24-25, a man is accused of aggravated assault and another, telephone harassment.
Meet the movers in shakers in your community and learn what makes them so great. Up this week? A pair of business owners and a science instructor who was recently named "Teacher of the Year."
State Sen. Maggie Crotty (D-Oak Forest) is a newsmaker this week. She is pushing for a state-wide system for mental health services that would be created by an Illinois bill.
