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.
The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore's annual "Designer Kitchens" tour features the work of Evanston's Morgante-Wilson Architects and design-build company Benvenuti and Stein.
The following arrest information was provided by the Wilmette Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Evanston Police Department on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. It does not indicate a conviction.
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As more Evanston residents rent out their homes for short-term guests on sites like Airbnb, city officials grapple with the question of whether to regulate the practice or ban it entirely.
The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore's annual "Designer Kitchens" tour features six noteworthy residential kitchens in Winnetka and Wilmette.
The following arrest information was provided by the Winnetka Police Department. When an arrest is mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was provided by the Wilmette Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Early voting begins Monday, March 25, for the general election held Tuesday, April 9, 2013.
Check out the top 10 rated restaurants in Evanston, based on Yelp! reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Check out the top 10 rated restaurants in Winnetka, Glencoe and Northfield, based on Yelp! reviews. Do you agree?
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The following arrest information was provided by the Wilmette Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A new bike shop at 1027 Davis St. holds a grand opening celebration this Thursday, March 28. Called Wheel & Sprocket, the regional chain replaces Ten 27 Cycles.
The 22-year-old Brown University student was last seen March 16, 2013, in Providence, RI. He is six feet tall and weighs about 130 pounds, and was wearing blue jeans, a black ski jacket, glasses, and a Philadelphia Eagles hat.
Northfield resident Lloyd G. Shore died at 93 on March 22, 2013. He served in World War II and founded Central Transformer Co., later renamed Northlake Engineering.
Services will be held Sunday, March 24, for Elissa S. Froman, who died Friday, March 22 at age 29.
Julius Wu-Wei Sih, retired president of J.W. Sih and Associates Inc., died at 92. His firm's notable projects include three county courthouses and several CTA structures.
Evanston’s Bat 17 Deli and Pub is taking over the space next door and will more than double in size when the new portion of the restaurant and bar opens to the public in April.
Interim principal Carlos Mendez will formally take over as principal of Dr. Bessie Rhodes Magnet School.
