E-mail: darren@patch.com
Phone: 708-275-8365
Hometown: Andover, MA
Current town: La Grange, IL
Birthday: September 24, 1987
Bio: I was born and raised in Eastern Massachusetts, and first took an interest in journalism when I was named the National Correspondent of the Year for SchoolSports (now called ESPN Rise.) I relocated to Chicagoland in 2006 to attend the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where I wrote for a number of student publications. During my time in school, I also completed editorial internships with Chicago Parent and Vicon Publishing. Upon graduating, I became Western Springs Local Editor with Patch.com, and have since held several jobs in the company. Currently I am a Community Editor for DuPage County.
My interests/hobbies include sports, reading, fiction writing, gaming, and outdoor living (hiking/camping/canoeing.) I play both indoor and beach volleyball, and I'm passionate about golf (if not terrific at it.) I also author the online graphic novel Panthera as "D. Z. McRoy."
Politics: I am a registered Democrat; my politics are socially liberal and economically moderate.
Religion: I am a member of the United Church of Christ, though my practice is largely casual.
Dozens of friends of the slain LT student hosed down cars (and each other) for the KJO Memorial Fund at Pleasantview Fire Station in La Grange Highlands on Saturday.
Our "newest homes for sale" hits 10 editions old with homes from Springdale, Old Town North and Field Park hitting the market over the past two weeks.
Western Springs police reports, June 25-July 2
The utility said it had restored 96,000 customers as of 8 p.m. Sunday after a storm that featured high winds, rain and hail earlier in the day.
Tuesday looks to be particularly hot (but with some breeze) during a partly cloudy week; a slight cool-off by Sunday.
Complete list of Western Springs Little League’s 2012 sportsmanship awards and rosters for summer travel-team competition.
A public park or forest preserve? A golf course? Development like it was originally supposed to be? Or perhaps you have a new, better idea for the land?
Also this week: a suspect in a shooting takes his life, a Lisle business is suspected to be connected in a Cook County bribery scheme and anti-Joseph Kony graffiti shows up in Geneva.
During Friday morning's storm, undulatus asperatus clouds, a rare anomaly that some have championed as a previously unrecognized formation, billowed over the Village.
The ALS Therapy Alliance profiled Western Springs firefighter Dick Jacobson in connection with their Advancing Medical Research fundraising campaign with CVS.
Members of the Service Club were out in force on Thursday afternoon to cool off as temperatures tipped the scale at 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
The significant drop in equalized assessed property values, after a lowered equalization factor and Cook County reassessment, forced there to be rate hikes.
The improved system for crossing Ogden Avenue to Bemis Woods is finally complete and open to public use; here’s what pedestrians, bikers and motorists should be aware of.
A new study says corruption is not just a Chicago problem and calls for the policing of suburban politics.
Troop 3's Aaron Brown of Western Springs rebuilt the crumbling retaining walls on plant beds outside the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Students in first through sixth grade play at various quasi-competitive athletic challenges in the Western Springs summer camp in Field Park.
Village Hall fills for the ceremony; also, a couple of other contracts for various Village improvements are approved.
Troop 3's Aaron Brown of Western Springs rebuilt the crumbling retaining walls on plant beds outside the Hinsdale Humane Society.
The improved system for crossing Ogden Avenue to Bemis Woods is finally complete and open to public use; here’s what pedestrians, bikers and motorists should be aware of.
We go up north this week for five houses (all five new to our House Hunt feature) with 38xx or 39xx addresses, for easy access to Ogden Avenue and increased latitude.
