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 week 3 Things to Do Downtown highlights Lincoln Square's German fest, Wicker Park's Renegade Craft Fair and exercising with the animals at the Lincoln Park Zoo.
Evanston Police arrested a Des Plaines husband and wife on Tuesday, after finding 60 grams of “crack” cocaine in their car, police said.
The following information was reported by Evanston Police on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Bat bites are so small they may not be felt or seen, says the Cook County Department of Public Health.
The owner of Solar Service, which outfitted Evanston Township High School with solar panels, says people install solar now because it's cheaper than conventional electricity, hot water and heat.
Fleps scored twice on head balls as the Wildkits improved to 4-0 on the season with a 2-0 victory over Lake Forest Academy in the first round of the Evanston Invitational tournament at Lazier Field.
The following information was reported by Evanston Police on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Start some family traditions to celebrate fall this year.
The fitness center offering ballet-inspired exercises opened Aug. 22 at Church Street and Maple Avenue.
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and other local dignitaries will cut a ceremonial lei at the new store at 1211 Chicago Ave.
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Carlton Black penned the song “Tell Him,” sung by Patti Drew, which is part of the soundtrack to the movie now out in theaters.
The following information was reported by Evanston Police on Friday, Aug. 30, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Evanston Township High School Assistant Supt. Pete Bavis says eliminating class rank increases opportunities for all students and decreases stress.
Architect George D. Schipporeit was born on June 10, 1933 and died on August 29, 2013. He co-designed Chicago's Lake Point Tower and two downtown Evanston buildings, among others.
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If so, people who think as you do may be smaller in number, says AAA.
It happened Saturday morning at Skokie Boulevard and Oakton, Skokie. The suspect, who was wanted by Evanston police for battery and threatened a Skokie shopkeeper, is in stable condition.
