I was born in Elgin, 10 minutes before my twin brother, Tim. He has since made up for his tardiness in height, towering over me today by about 1 and 1/2 feet. He and I are tied for the youngest in the family—though I like to consider myself a middle child—and have two older brothers. I grew up on one of the last standing farms in what is now the well-developed area of Prairie View. For those who do not know the town, it is a northwest suburb of Chicago sandwiched in the middle of Long Grove, Buffalo Grove and Lincolnshire. I moved to Minnesota to attend Winona State University, which is situated right on the Mississippi River. During my time there, I left for six months to study abroad in Granada, Spain, where I traveled throughout the provinces and even ran with the bulls in Pamplona. I returned to Illinois in June 2007 after graduating with a B.A. in Mass Communications: Journalism and Spanish. I wrote for The Daily Chronicle in DeKalb until June 2010. There, I covered education for about two years, crime for nearly one and during my home stretch, delved into issues centered on the governments of DeKalb County and the City of Sycamore.
Wondering what's available on the local real estate market? You don't want to miss the photos of this week's Wow House.
Wondering what's available on the local real estate market? You don't want to miss the photos of this week's Wow House.
Wondering what's available on the local real estate market? You don't want to miss the photos of this week's Wow House.
First responders were called to a closed pool Monday night to save a drowning child,
A pedestrian was killed while crossing the street late Sunday.
City officials released the 2017 Annual Water Quality Report on Monday.
New residential refuse collection rates start on July 1, officials said Monday.
Stores in Minooka, Joliet and New Lenox were burglarized this week and police say the same trio may be to blame for all break-ins.
A motorcyclist who collided with a compact car reportedly died one week after the accident.
Area job seekers are invited to a weekly job fair in Joliet on June 15 where representatives of companies will be ready to hire.
Joliet reps are hailing residents for sticking to year-round water restrictions amidst an ongoing heat wave and general lack of rain.
Hosting a personal property sale this summer? Follow the Joliet-area regulations or cops can shut down your operation.
Joliet police officers recently arrested a pistol-packing teen in what started as a local, routine traffic stop, according to reports.
If you're a regular Mound Road bridge passerby, you may want to reroute for a few days.
Postponed work on the Glenwood Avenue Water Main Improvement Project originally set to begin on June 5 has started.
After only one year, Plainfield residents have diverted more than 230,000 pounds of home-generated special materials from landfills.
A local man whose mother turned to media to find him this week has been found.
A Joliet man safely escaped from his home on Tuesday after a fire he had reportedly started in the chimney moved to the attic.
A Romeoville man who was killed in Iraq at age 19 is among those being honored in a special ceremony set for Wednesday in Joliet.
Joliet and other Will County residents are invited to a special ceremony Wednesday to honor veterans killed while serving the U.S.
