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.
The library's proposed 2014 budget includes a property tax increase of $528,883, which will make the city's total property tax levy increase about 1.25 percent.
The information in this blotter was reported by Evanston Police on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
Evanston advanced three relays and captured seven individual qualifying berths en route to a fourth place team finish at the Glenbrook South Sectional meet Saturda
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Catch up on the top stories in Glenview this week.
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Catch up on the top stories in Evanston this week.
Dewey Elementary School student Julian Sims needs a bone marrow transplant--but his parents aren't the right match.
Police say they believe Blake Ross, 20, an Evanston resident, may be partly responsible for the shooting death of Justin Murray, 19, in November 2012. Ross was shot and killed in May 2013.
One Evanston resident shares his opinion on a 35-story tower proposed for 708 Church St. downtown.
Police say a 33-year-old Freeport man sexually assaulted an Evanston boy from March to August 2008, when the boy was 7 years old.
Police say a 33-year-old Freeport man sexually assaulted an Evanston boy from March to August 2008, when the boy was 7 years old.
Stop by the playground at Washington Elementary School this Friday to pick up hot chocolate and help support families affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
Police say a 33-year-old Freeport man sexually assaulted an Evanston boy from March to August 2008, when the boy was 7 years old.
Leaves should be composted or bagged as yard waste for pick up by Groot Industries.
The information in this blotter was reported by Evanston Police on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013. Where arrests are included, it does not indicate a conviction.
The high school hosted a fall signing day to recognize Titan athletes who will play at universities around the country.
The whole school is getting involved in an anti-bullying campaign.
