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  • Evanston, IL

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. 

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ETHS Names New Girls Softball Coach

New coach Luella Gesky replaces Kristen Proffitt, who resigned last spring after leading the Wildkits to a 15-16 overall record in her fourth year at the helm.

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Should Evanston Allow More Lakefront Events?

The number of lakefront special events could increase from 12 to 33 permitted yearly, if city council members approve a revised lakefront use policy.

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Developer To Preview New Purple Hotel Site Tuesday

Residents are invited to a presentation on the project that will replace the Purple Hotel. It's a mix of retail, dining, office space and a new hotel.

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Police: Man Brandishes Gun On Sherman

The following information was reported by Evanston Police on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.

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