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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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Robbers Steal iPhone at Gunpoint

This information was reported by the Evanston Police Department on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.

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Lane Closure On Davis This Weekend For CTA Work

The Chicago Transit Authority will close one lane of traffic on Davis Street between Benson and Elmwood avenues this Saturday, Aug. 24, and Sunday, Aug. 25.

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Obituary: Local Chef Kevin Flynn, 49

Kevin Flynn was a New Trier grad who worked at Wilmette's Melange and at Northwestern University's Dyche Stadium and Allen Center. He died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2013.

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Police: Burglar Caught Fleeing Scene of Crime

Evanston police arrested a 59-year-old Chicago man Monday after a witness saw him crawling through a window in a business in the 500 block of Lee Street.

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Two Cars Stolen Tuesday

The following information was reported by the Evanston Police Department on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.

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Two Cars Stolen Tuesday
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Trader Joe's Watch: 2.5 Weeks To Opening

Dry goods line the shelves at 1211 Chicago Ave. in Evanston, and it appears that all that remains before opening day is to stock the perishables.

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22-Year Evanston City Staffer Dies

Facilities management employee Zachary Bradley died on Sunday, Aug. 18, according to the city.

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Attempted Burglaries Reported On Dobson, Sherman

The following information was reported by the Evanston Police Department on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.

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