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.
Highland Park police arrested and charged a Chicago man with felony theft by deception after he solicited money for a fake funeral for an Evanston teen, according to the 'Chicago Tribune.'
After more than two decades with the same coat of white paint on the walls, the North Branch of the Evanston Public Library is now freshly painted in red, blue and green.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
John P. Schermerhorn began working in real estate in Evanston in 1953, after serving in the U.S. Army. He incorporated Schermerhorn & Co. in 1967 and served as chairman until his death Dec. 4.
Evanston police arrested a 53-year-old Evanston man after they executed a search warrant at his home and found heroin and packaging materials for selling heroin.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Evanston officials have made salary projections for all city employees available to the public on the city website. Use our handy tool to search by department, name or salary range.
Cocktail bar Ward Eight held a soft opening last weekend, with a grand opening planned Dec. 12. Other business news includes a new women's boutique and two businesses celebrating one year in operation.
Services will be held Saturday for Justin Murray, a 19-year-old Evanston man who was shot and killed Thursday, Nov. 29. Police are still searching for suspects in the homicide.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
This edition of the Evanston police blotter includes information supplied by police on Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Less than two months after he was released on parole while serving a 12-year burglary sentence, Evanston police arrested a 44-year-old Chicago man and charged him with burglary.
Evanston aldermen are considering a rate increase that would bring the average homeowner's water bill from $186.54 to $192.14, city officials say.
After a failed attempt to bring the Hooter’s-like restaurant Tilted Kilt to the Fountain Square building, owner Ted Mavrakis is ready to open a World of Beer bar and restaurant there in December.
Police pursued a car on Saturday that fit the description of one involved in a homicide, according to Skokie police officials, and Evanston police officers picked up a passenger.
Police pursued a car on Saturday that fit the description of one involved in a homicide, according to Skokie police officials, and Evanston police officers picked up a passenger.
According to the 'Chicago Tribune,' a judge ruled Friday that John Anthony Bamberg Jr., 29, was not guilty of the murder of Marcus Davis, who died at age 23 in Evanston in September 2010.
Carolyn Murray remembers her son, Justin, who was shot and killed Thursday, as full of life. She hopes his death will bring more attention to a gun buyback program she started organizing months ago.
Evanston police say there may be some gang involvement in death of 19-year-old Justin Murray, who was shot and killed on Brown Avenue in Evanston Thursday night.
Carolyn Murray remembers her son, Justin, who was shot and killed Thursday, Nov. 29, as full of life. She hopes his death will bring more attention to a gun buyback program she started organizing months ago.