I have worked for Patch as a local editor since September 2010, when I launched the Northbrook Patch site. I ran that site until taking over as editor in Evanston in May 2012.
I have been involved with the news business since age 12, when my first job was stuffing papers (folding the arts section into the news section, which came separately) for a local newsstand in my hometown. Within a year, I was promoted to selling them on the street, where my biggest sales day coincided with the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
I attended college at the University of Chicago, where I majored in English and wrote for the school newspaper, The Maroon. I went on to earn a master of science degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
While in New York, I covered community news for the weekly Our Town, in addition to writing for the alternative weekly New York Press.
Following graduation, I spent two years in St. Louis, working full-time as associate editor for the weekly newspaper Ladue News while freelancing for the West End Word.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Looking for something to do over the long weekend? We’ve rounded up a number of Presidents Day weekend events for kids and adults in Evanston.
Evanston resident Carolyn Murray held a photo of her slain 19-year-old son during Obama's State of the Union speech Tuesday, which she attended as U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky's guest of honor.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Lucky Platter owner Eric Singer is planning to rotate local chefs in and out of a restaurant space at 1307 Chicago Ave. for “pop-up” dinner series.
Students who will be five years old on or before Sept. 1, 2013, may register for kindergarten in District 65 beginning Feb. 26.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced that neighboring Evanston resident Carolyn Murray will be her guest of honor at President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Murray’s son was fatally shot in November.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Monday, Feb. 11, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced that Evanston resident Carolyn Murray will be her guest of honor at President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Murray’s son was fatally shot in November.
The CTA will suspend Purple Line Express service for two 9-day periods in early March and late April while crews reconstruct the Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River.
The CTA will suspend Purple Line Express service for two 9-day periods in early March and late April while crews reconstruct the Wells Street Bridge over the Chicago River.
A judge found the owner of North Shore Coins in Evanston to be guilty of buying what appeared to be stolen goods from undercover police pretending to be burglars, the Tribune reports.
After someone wrote a homophobic epithet in the snow in front of Evanston Township High School, Superintendent Eric Witherspoon said the act "could be construed as a hate crime."
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky announced that Evanston resident Carolyn Murray will be her guest of honor at President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. Murray’s son was fatally shot in November.
The Evanston Fire Department responded to 9,330 calls for service in 2012, with 60 percent of those calls for emergency medical services.
Evanston's new wine and cocktail bar, Ward Eight, was nominated as one of the best in the Chicago area in Time Out Chicago's 2013 Eat Out Awards.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Stephen Van Kuiken has taken over as senior minister at Lake Street Church. His long commitment to marriage equality, among other social issues, is part of what made him a good match for the liberal congregation.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory in effect until midnight Thursday, Feb. 7. Snow is expected to fall during the evening rush hour.
