Lorraine Swanson is one of the original Patch editors, and the original editor of Oak Lawn Patch. In addition to Oak Lawn, Swanson is the editor of Palos, Evergreen Park, Alsip-Crestwood and Beverly-Mt. Greenwood Patch sites.
Before coming to Patch in 2010, Swanson was a community journalist covering local crime, politics and heartwarming features on Chicago’s Far North Side. She also had her own local news site, Lake Effect News, which was rated one of the top 25 blogs in Illinois.
Lately, she enjoys watching videos of tornados and baby eagles being hatched on Facebook. She can be reached at lorraine.swanson@patch.com.
Sources close to Gov. JB Pritzker say he's ready to announce his run for a third term as governor this week, according to news reports.
Dozens of protesters gathered Monday at the Southsiders for Peace "no war" rally opposing U.S. involvement in the Israel-Iran conflict.
GoFundMe campaigns started for Celi Bedolla, 19, and Miguel Serrano, 21, both of Oak Lawn, who died in a head-on crash on the South Side.
Fireworks, music, food, beer, inflatables and more featured in Community Park and Lake Katherine, July 3 and a parade on July 4.
The Evergreen Park Independence Parade Day Parade steps off Friday, June 27, down 95th Street, followed by fireworks at dusk in Duffy Park.
The Oak Lawn Independence Day Parade steps off Saturday, June 28, down 95th Street, followed by a free concert featuring Charles and Co.
Southsiders for Peace are organizing an emergency 'no war rally,' Monday, June 23, at 103rd Street and Western Avenue.
The sheriff fugitive task force and U.S. Marshals received a tip that a man with a weapons charge in Puerto Rico may be Blue Island.
Calling the Democratic Party brand “toxic” and “weak and woke,” Rahm Emanuel says he is looking at what he has to contribute.
Here's some information to survive the excessive heat, including Oak Lawn and Hometown cooling centers and where to report a power outage.
Here's some information to survive the excessive heat, including Evergreen Park cooling centers and where to report a power outage.
Here's some information to survive the excessive heat, including Alsip and Crestwood cooling centers and where to report a power outage.
Here's some information to survive the excessive heat, including South Side cooling centers and where to report a power outage.
Here's some information to survive the excessive heat, including the Palos communities cooling centers and where to report a power outage.
Executive Chef Ivan Gonzalez's Mexican street food par excellent birria pizza at Uncle Bud's in Oak Lawn is blowing up TikTok,
The crew drove up in a stolen white Hyundai Sonata bearing Illinois registration EQ5763, Palos Hills police say.
An honorary street sign unveiling in memory of Amira Nairat will take place Saturday, June 21, at Richards High School.
Bring a box big enough to sit in and decorate it to make your own car, then grab a snack and watch a cartoon Friday, June 20, for kids 2-6.
Christie Cales, the troubled mother of missing person Stacy Peterson, also vanished in 1998 without a trace.
Visitation will take place Tuesday, June 24, with a funeral service planned for Wednesday, June 25 on Chicago's Northwest Side.
