I have worked for Patch as a local editor since September 2010, when I launched the Northbrook Patch site. I ran that site until taking over as editor in Evanston in May 2012.
I have been involved with the news business since age 12, when my first job was stuffing papers (folding the arts section into the news section, which came separately) for a local newsstand in my hometown. Within a year, I was promoted to selling them on the street, where my biggest sales day coincided with the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
I attended college at the University of Chicago, where I majored in English and wrote for the school newspaper, The Maroon. I went on to earn a master of science degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University.
While in New York, I covered community news for the weekly Our Town, in addition to writing for the alternative weekly New York Press.
Following graduation, I spent two years in St. Louis, working full-time as associate editor for the weekly newspaper Ladue News while freelancing for the West End Word.
Orchard Village, which provides homes, job training and other care for the developmentally disabled from Skokie, Morton Grove, Niles, etc., suffered a big blow.
According to the Better Government Association, Walmart's withdrawal from Northbrook may have been a tactical decision to come back later.
With just a few days left before Monday’s auction of the NBA Hall of Famer’s Highland Park home, take a tour of the former Chicago Bull star’s abode.
The reporter takes a tour of Viola Nelson School's high-tech security system, which includes a criminal background check for all visitors.
The information in this blotter was reported by Evanston Police on Friday, Dec. 13, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Video of cows being beaten and stabbed prompts Nestle, maker of DiGiorno and Jack's frozen pizzas, to drop Wisconsin dairy farm.
Trieschmann's daughter, Anna, nominated her for the award, which comes with a $10,000 donation to the nonprofit.
Chicago police detectives charged Prentice Phillips, 48, of Evanston, in a cold case that took place on Chicago's north side.
Police have charged a former Evanston resident in the fatal shooting of Floyd Gibert, 30, who lived in the 2000 block of Ashland Avenue.
Bartosz was also director of instrumental music at Loyola Academy for 37 years.
The information in this blotter was reported by Evanston Police on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Enjoy cookies, shop the local businesses around Chicago and Dempster and don't forget to bring winter attire to donate this Saturday.
Evanston police have taken a possible suspect into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of Floyd Gibert, 30, this Saturday.
Ehran Ostrreicher plans to open Homestead Meats & Deli at 1305 Chicago Ave. sometime this spring.
The information in this blotter was reported by Glenview Police on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Looking for something to do in Glenview this weekend? Here's a roundup of major events.
Hartzell leaves behind six children, 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two sisters.
There are several holiday concerts this weekend, as well as craft fairs at Chiaravalle Montessori School and Boocoo.
The Wildkits reeled off 20 unanswered points in the third quarter and breezed to a 71-49 triumph while improving to 6-1 overall.
The information in this blotter was reported by Evanston Police on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
