I was bitten with the journalism bug as a teenager in South Florida, working on my high school newspaper, and I still haven't been cured of it. In fact, it's an exciting time for journalism, and I'm glad to be contributing to it.
A journalism graduate of Indiana University, I've worked in a variety of roles at newspapers and magazines for more than a decade. I started as a sports copy editor and page designer for the Indianapolis Star before moving on to the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune as its arts and entertainment editor. Before joining Patch, I was the managing editor for MKE, a free weekly entertainment magazine in Milwaukee that I helped launch.
It's in my free time that I let my guard down, and my inner geek comes out. I'm a huge movie buff and think comic books are an underrated artform. Also, I love reading up on scientific and technological advances in the pages of Wired and New Scientist. Does that make me a nerd, too?
Trader Randall Rye, 26, was sentenced to five and a half years in prison Wednesday after admitting to pocketing his clients' money.
A Chicago firefighter was cut by flying glass from the incident early Thursday in South Chicago.
White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski pounded home plate. Cubs catcher Michael Barrett pounded Pierzynski in the jaw. Then it got ugly.
After a cool summer, the elected officials turned up the heat this week. Find out what the two were beefing about in public now.
The man was taken to a local hospital for a mental evaluation following Monday's incident in Irving Park, police say.
The man, 54, was ordered held on $2.75M bail stemming from the alleged assaults between January and July of this year.
The driver was recorded by a shocked Boston customer who witnessed a front-seat passenger perform the act.
Notices from Ahlgrim, Smith Corcoran, Glueckert, Lauterburg-Oehler and Shalom Memorial Park funeral homes.
Notices from Ahlgrim, Smith Corcoran, Glueckert, Lauterburg-Oehler and Shalom Memorial Park funeral homes.
Police allegedly discovered the 68-year-old man masturbating in a stall while using a cellphone to record a boy, 16, undressing.
Police allegedly discovered the 68-year-old man masturbating in a stall while using a cellphone to record a boy, 16, undressing.
The 27-year-old man was charged with 2 counts of attempted murder and other felonies stemming from last week's incident.
The accident Monday near Montrose Beach shut down the road in both directions near Lawrence Avenue in the Uptown neighborhood.
The linebacker used the Heimlich manuever on his fellow traveler Sunday at the airport in Austin, Texas.
Seven-foot tall waves could hit Lake Michigan beaches Monday, according to a National Weather Service warning.
The accident, which injured an employee's leg, caused no service delays Monday morning.
UPDATED: A third suspect who is believed to have fired the shot that wounded the officer Friday is still at large.
UPDATED: TV, radio and streaming info for Game 4 | Results for Games 1, 2 and 3 | Which side has the upper hand in the series?
UPDATED: TV, radio and streaming info for Game 4 | Results for Games 1, 2 and 3 | Which side has the upper hand in the series?
UPDATED: TV, radio and streaming info for Game 4 | Results for Games 1, 2 and 3 | Which side has the upper hand in the series?
