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 today's reports, a school custodian steals a cell phone and flushes its SIM card down the toilet, and a reported drunken driver tells the cops he was only drinking water. Today's blotter stems from Aril 15, 18, 19 and 24.
Lindy's & Gerties, Fajita's, and Providence Life Services are also hiring. Look for employment opportunities each week on Tinley Park Patch.
Officers stumbled upon two suspicious vehicles in a 183rd Street parking lot over the weekend, where they found adults throwing a mini house party—in a car, reports said.
Officials gave their stamp of approval Tuesday night to next fiscal year's budget, which includes new police and public works vehicles, water main repairs, and more.
Want to know what comes next in the electrical aggregation process? Find out tonight in the first of two public hearings on the issue.
Also in today's reports, dated April 19-22, a man is arrested on a property damage warrant a teacher's wedding rings are stolen at a local high school.
A local university student thought she was buying normal "baked goods" at school last week. When she began to hallucinate, she realized they were not made with granny's cookie recipe.
A local woman faces six charges, including endangering the life of a child, after police pulled her over last month while she was on her way back from a tobacco shop, reports said.
Also in today's police reports, a woman is accused of leaving the scene of an accident, a man reportedly violates an order of protection and a pair shoplifts at Kmart. These reports are dated April 2, 9, 16, 18-19.
The Cook County Sheriff has arrest warrants out for these accused "deadbeat dads" in the south suburbs.
It's time to weigh in on the fate of an empty space on the first floor of a building near the intersection of 171st Street and Oak Park Avenue in downtown Tinley Park.
Wine enthusiasts wanting to put their palates to the test are in luck. A local wine tasting this weekend is expected to draw thousands to Tinley Park.
Tinley Park police tracked down a man Tuesday who they said was using another person's credit card to purchase items in the area. A clerk at Speedway was able to identify the suspect—and his getaway car.
Also in the latest police reports, dated April 11 and 13-14, a man kicks a car and another is arrested on a warrant.
Officers embarked on a foot and vehicle chase to catch a man who reportedly tried using a stolen credit card to buy electronics at Target. The man got in multiple car accidents in Tinley while trying to evade police, cops said.
Police are looking for a purse snatcher who entered a woman's car while she had her back turned.
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There are warrants out for the arrest of about 70 accused criminals in Tinley Park.
Firefighters responded Friday morning to a fire in a home off 159th Street near its intersection with Wolf Road.
A resident called police earlier this month after realizing that her jewelry collection was depleted. She later learned that her home was the target of a set of ruse burglars.