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.
Chicago Police released the name late Sunday of man who was killed one block west of Wicker Park's southwestern border. Local officials are scheduling a news conference to discuss the incident.
An upcoming Lincoln Park Zoo event will give attendees exclusive access to the zoo as well as their pick of more than 60 craft beers and several food trucks.
State Rep. Sara Feigenholtz is hosting a workshop Tuesday night aimed at giving residents the tools they need to decrease their property taxes.
Meteorologists say this April was the wettest on record in more than six decades. What can we expect the weather to bring us this week?
An upcoming Lincoln Park Zoo event will give attendees exclusive access to the zoo as well as their pick of more than 60 craft beers and several food trucks.
An upcoming Lincoln Park Zoo event will give attendees exclusive access to the zoo as well as their pick of more than 60 craft beers and several food trucks.
A settlement reached with Chicago Parking Meters LLC will bring some perks for drivers in exchange for compromises including the need to pay for parking a bit later in many areas. City Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the deal Monday.
A settlement reached with Chicago Parking Meters LLC will bring some perks for drivers in exchange for compromises including the need to pay for parking a bit later in many areas. City Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the deal Monday.
A settlement reached with Chicago Parking Meters LLC will bring some perks for drivers in exchange for compromises including the need to pay for parking a bit later in many areas. City Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the deal Monday.
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A garden now grows where three buildings on DePaul University's campus once stood. Watch the accompanying video to learn more about this remarkable, student-led initiative.
An upcoming Lincoln Park Zoo event will give attendees exclusive access to the zoo as well as their pick of more than 60 craft beers and several food trucks.
April is almost over and in case you didn't notice, it was a particularly rainy one.
April is almost over and in case you didn't notice, it was a particularly rainy one.
April is almost over and in case you didn't notice, it was a particularly rainy one.
Meteorologists say this April was the wettest on record in more than six decades. What can we expect the weather to bring us this week?
Those at Wicker Park's Big Star are hosting a fundraiser for their sous chef this weekend. He was recently injured in a hit-and-run accident, according to organizers.
A garden now grows where three buildings on DePaul University's campus once stood. Watch the accompanying video to learn more about this remarkable, student-led initiative.
Life moves fast and at Chicago Patch, we know it's easy to miss something. Every Saturday, we're compiling a list of the most-read news stories of the past seven days or so that we've reported right here on the North Side.
Chicago Police issued an alert to residents of the city's 18th policing district on Thursday.
