Bucktown-Wicker Park, IL|News|
Ditch Your Gas-Guzzler To Win Prizes During Car Free Week
The city of Chicago is celebrating Car Free Week from Sept. 22-28.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
- Lincoln Park, IL
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.
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Lincoln Park|News|
Ditch Your Gas-Guzzler To Win Prizes During Car Free Week
The city of Chicago is celebrating Car Free Week from Sept. 22-28.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Suspend Your Disbelief and Watch a Woman Fly
See a Chicago woman swing through the air by 6 hooks pierced in her back this weekend at the Tinley Park Convention Center.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Charges Could be Dropped in Fatal DUI Because Inhalant Isn’t a Legal Intoxicant
A suburban teenager who ran over a 5-year-old girl last year had been huffing diuflorthane. But the chemical is not listed as an intoxicating substance under Illinois law.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lakeview, IL|News|
Society of Professional Journalists Calls on Judge to Drop Confidential Source Order
Patch Editor Joe Hosey should not face jail time for refusing to turn over a source on his murder coverage, says National SPJ.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Happy 80th Anniversary to a Giant Fish
The Shedd Aquarium celebrated its anniversary with Granddad, a 25-pound fish. The celebration included a seaweed-frosted cake.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Chicagoist Names 3 Lincoln Park Pizzerias, 1 Nearby Among City's Best
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
North Center-Roscoe Village, IL|News|
Watch Newly Named Zoo Rhino Calf Make Public Debut
Have you been wondering what zoo officials chose as the name of Chicago's most recent animal celebrity? Read on to find out!
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Bucktown-Wicker Park, IL|News|
Watch People Fly Crazy Things at Redbull Flugtag in Chicago
This week's '3 Things to Do Downtown' includes Redbull's Flugtag, a taco eating fest and a free museum day.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
North Center-Roscoe Village, IL|News|
For Sale This Week: $350K Roscoe Village Penthouse Fireplace, Short Sale Option
Find homes for sale in North Center and Roscoe Village on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
North Center-Roscoe Village, IL|News|
Starbucks Asks Customers Not to Bring Guns Into Cafes
What do you think about Starbucks decision? Do you think other businesses should, or should not, ban or ask customers not to bring guns into businesses? Let us know in the comments section.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
North Center-Roscoe Village, IL|News|
Rosebud Restaurants Sued for Racial Discrimination
The EEOC claims the restaurant chain, which has several locations in Chicago and throughout its suburbs, used race as a basis to not hire people.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Bucktown-Wicker Park, IL|News|
Starbucks Asks Customers Not to Bring Guns Into Cafes
What do you think about Starbucks decision? Do you think other businesses should, or should not, ban or ask customers not to bring guns into businesses? Let us know in the comments section.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Bucktown-Wicker Park, IL|News|
Rosebud Restaurants Sued for Racial Discrimination
The EEOC claims the restaurant chain, which has several locations in Chicago and throughout its suburbs, used race as a basis to not hire people.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Bucktown-Wicker Park, IL|News|
Newly For Sale: $350K Hermitage Avenue 3BR With Private Elevator Access
Find homes for sale in Bucktown and Wicker Park on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Watch People Fly Crazy Things at Redbull Flugtag in Chicago
This week's '3 Things to Do Downtown' includes Redbull's Flugtag, a taco eating fest and a free museum day.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Chicago's Rosebud Restaurants Sued for Racial Discrimination
The EEOC claims the restaurant chain, which has several locations in Chicago and throughout its suburbs, used race as a basis to not hire people.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
For Sale This Week: $340K 2BR Sedgwick Town Home With Exposed Brick, Hardwood
Find homes for sale in Lincoln Park on this page every week, from our partners at Zillow.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
Lincoln Park|News|
Starbucks Asks Customers Not to Bring Guns Into Cafes
What do you think about Starbucks decision? Do you think other businesses should, or should not, ban or ask customers not to bring guns into businesses? Let us know in the comments section.
Carrie Frillman, Patch Staff
