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 trustees and committeemen chatted this past week about a longterm plan that will improve local "walkability." It won't happen overnight, they said, but it's part of the vision for the village.
If not for benevolent spirits like that of local business owner, James Garner, a Hobart, Ind., traveling baseball team may not have a season this year. The team's coach scammed parents for nearly $8,000 before flying the coop.
Also in today's reports, dated April 30 and May 1-2, a pair is found wandering around an abandoned local house.
Police accused a man of DUI last weekend after he drove his Mitsubishi Galant onto a set of train tracks near downtown Tinley and got stuck. Listen to the accompanying 911 call, during which he tells police "I'm just trying to behave here."
Also in today's police reports, which stem from April 7, 10, 15, 28 and May 1, a woman's accused of trying to steal a full grocery cart, a man reportedly violates an order of protection and a woman is charged with defrauding a drug test.
Thieves drove their way in to the Tinley Park Best Buy over the weekend—literally. Breaking the store's overhead door allowed them to snag electronics before fleeing the scene. However, they didn't escape unnoticed.
Thieves drove their way in to the Tinley Park Best Buy over the weekend—literally. Breaking the store's overhead door allowed them to snag electronics before fleeing the scene. However, they didn't escape unnoticed.
Chaplains from various police and fire departments blessed motorcycles on Sunday in honor of a Homewood police officer who died while riding in 2004. The group heads out Tuesday to Springfield for the Illinois Police Officers Memorial Ceremony.
If not for benevolent spirits like that of Tinley business owner James Garner, who grew up in Orland Park, a Hobart, Ind. traveling baseball team may not have a season this year. The team's coach scammed parents for nearly $8,000 before flying the coop.
Amidst growing pension funding concerns, school district officials approved a motion last week to borrow $7.1 million in bonds. Interest rates are low, they said.
Amidst growing pension funding concerns, school district officials approved a motion last week to borrow $7.1 million in bonds. Interest rates are low, they said.
Tinley Park police reports, April 24-25.
When Jim Eiler and his Aqua Pool team arrive to begin the first phase of installing an in-ground pool, a buzz of excitement circulates throughout the neighborhood. The heavy equipment—backhoes and dump trucks—turns a few heads.
A school dean was faced last week with a peculiar figure submerged in his high school's retention pond.
If not for benevolent spirits like that of local business owner, James Garner, a Hobart, IN, traveling baseball team may not have a season this year. The team's coach scammed parents for nearly $8,000 before flying the coop.
When temperatures increase, so, too, do the number of ruse burglaries. Get safety tips for seniors and their family members to protect them from becoming victims.
Door prizes, raffles, a balloon launch and a talent show are all expected this morning at Easter Seals. The event will also honor the memory of Stephon Edward Watts, who was fatally shot by police in his Calumet City home.
Parents of returning students can register and pay fees online for the 2012-13 school year until June 15.
Officers said they had a hard time pulling over a driver earlier this month who now faces a DUI charge.
Tinley Park police reports April 20, 23 and 24.
