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.
Friday night's Pearl Jam concert dipped into Saturday, as the band's frontman, Eddie Vedder, sang until the clock struck 2 a.m. Among the show's highlights was the performance of a song about the friendly confines. Watch it here on Patch.
Curious about the talk of the town? We'll tell you with our new daily feature, "Today in Northcenter, Roscoe Village."
Curious about the talk of the town? We'll tell you with our new daily feature, "Today in Lincoln Park."
The National Weather Service now has a tool where you can customize your weather forecast, right down to the Chicago block you live on.
Any chance you spotted Rahm Emanuel at this year's Taste of Chicago?
Lincoln Park's weekend-long Sheffield Garden Walk and Music Festival offered fun for people of all ages.
This week's Lincoln Park Patch Wow House features a cherry wood library, great outdoor spaces and four fireplaces.
The National Weather Service now has a tool where you can customize your weather forecast, right down to the Chicago block you live on.
The new Lincoln Avenue store will beef up Heritage’s children’s bike line while mixing it with a photo studio and milk and cookies.
This past week, you may have found yourself wishing you were a cute little harbor seal. Learn more about these wonderful animals, as well as how non-marine animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo stay cool.
Looking to score tickets to an upcoming concert in Chicago? Police are urging residents to be cautious.
Chicago Police are reaching out in hopes of finding the driver responsible for hitting a pedestrian north of the Bucktown and Wicker Park area.
Bikers can now ride even happier in Lincoln Park, thanks to a couple new places they'll find along the corridor to secure their cycles.
After several months, a much-anticipated mother and child reunion has finally culminated at the Lincoln Park Zoo. Watch the accompanying video to see the two together.
A year-old French bakery and cafe has decided to expand to next-door Lincoln Park. Read on for all the details and watch the accompanying video to see the eatery's curious cookie machine in action.
The Clark Street staple says it’ll shutter after 41 years of creating French dishes and famous crepes.
Several burglaries, two aggravated batteries, a public indecency incident, multiple motor vehicle thefts and robberies were among crimes reported within Lincoln Park between June 21 and July 4.
