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Evanston Council Approves Assault Weapons Ban
Evanston city council members unanimously approved a ban on assault weapons at a meeting Monday, July 15, 2013.
Jennifer Fisher, Patch Staff
Jennifer Fisher, Patch Staff
- 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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Vandals Run Across Car Roofs at Dealership
The following information reported by the Evanston Police Department on Monday, July 15, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
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Chicago Man, 22, Shot to Death Near Howard CTA
A 22-year-old Rogers Park man was shot and killed in the 1600 block of West Howard Street Sunday night, according to police.
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Sunday Comic: Still Worked Up Over the Fourth of July Weekend
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Tour Evanston's Past In Local Historian's Book
In time for the city's 150th anniversary, the Evanston History Center has re-published 'Evanston: A Tour Through the City's History,' by Margery Perkins.
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Ball Pit Escape, Men Take Unwanted Liberties
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs.
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Old Orchard By The Numbers
Think you really know the mall you visit on a regular basis? There's more than one way to look at it.
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Do Drivers Blow Stop Signs In Your Neighborhood?
Do you regularly see drivers fail to put on the brakes at an intersection in your neighborhood? Tell us where in the comments.
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A Lawless Bouncy House and Suffocation by Cake
A look at weird crimes in the northern Chicago suburbs last week.
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New Skokie Synagogue Offers Services for Ashkenazi, Sephardic Jews
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Evanston Swimmers Cross Lake Michigan For Cancer Research
A group of swimmers who train at Evanston’s Lee Street Beach are planning to swim 40 miles across the lake, from Chicago to the southern shore of Michigan.
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Book Chronicles '150 Years, 150 Places' in Evanston
Design Evanston has published a book about architecture in Evanston in commemoration of 150 years since the city was founded.
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Movie Times Near Evanston This Weekend
Use Patch and Moviefone to find the best flick for a night out with friends or family.
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Evanston Fourth of July 2013: What You Need to Know
Read on for details about the parade, fireworks and other celebrations on July 4, 2013.
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