• Joe O'Donnell, Patch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • 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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Chapeau the Cat in Need of Permanent Home

Chapeau is a 1-year-old domestic short hair who was found abandoned by staff at the Hinsdale Humane Society.

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DuPage-Cook Heroin Bust Nets Dozens of Arrests

Drug trafficking charges were filed Wednesday following a six-month investigation in DuPage and Cook counties, authorities said.

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Clarendon Hills Metra Lot Reopened 'Ahead of Schedule'

Our latest Tweet of Note comes from the Village of Clarendon Hills, which announced the completion of a re-paving project outside the downtown train station.

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