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  • Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills, IL

Bio: I am a news nut who graduated with a journalism degree from DePaul University in 2009. I have been infatuated by the media industry since I picked up an issue of the Minneapolis Star Tribune at age 9 and started reading the weather page. Later, it was the sports section and, eventually, the front. I never wanted to be anything other than a news editor. 

I have worked at the Chicago Tribune, The Chicago Reporter, the U.S. Olympic Committee press office, and the Chicago Cubs publications department. 

My favorite music is by Paul Simon and my favorite movie is The Big Lebowski. I also love playing and watching any sport—just try me.

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Lipinski on Last Week's Tremor: 'We Still Need Answers'

The U.S. representative from Western Springs is still trying to get to the bottom of what caused the seismic event that shook the western suburbs on Nov. 4.

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Woman's Rescue Leads to Medals of Valor for Hinsdale Firefighters

Firefighter-paramedics Daniel Majewski and Donald Newberry were honored last week for their efforts to rescue, revive and transport an elderly woman who had been trapped inside a burning Hinsdale house earlier this year.

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