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  • La Grange, IL

Lauren serves as associate regional editor for several Patch.com sites in the suburbs as well as in five North Side Chicago neighborhoods. She came to Patch from InsideCounsel, a legal magazine where she worked as managing editor. She was awarded Folio Magazine's 2011 Bronze Eddie Award for business reporting for her story "Mind the Gap: Generation Y Enters the Workplace." She has a master's in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Post-graduation, she completed a three-month investigative reporting fellowship through the Carnegie-Knight News21 Initiative. She spent the summer reporting on the environmental, political and economic implications of a controversial industrial dairy farm under construction in northwest Illinois. Prior to graduate school, she worked as assistant director of undergraduate admission at Northwestern. She has a bachelor's degree in performance studies from Northwestern's School of Communication. Her freelance reporting and writing has appeared in Time Out Chicago, A.V. Club Chicago, Men's Health, Skin Inc. (a spa industry magazine) and the Chicago Sun-Times.

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La Grange Craft Show: Your Complete Guide

Here’s everything you need to know about the La Grange Craft Show, running Saturday and Sunday in the Downtown Business District.

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Little Kids Drinking Coffee: Your Take

Last weekend I saw a child order a "kid-size coffee" at Starbucks. Do you think parents should allow small children to drink coffee?

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Fourth of July Fun Facts and Figures

One of the most popular holidays of the year, the Fourth of July is a major celebration for many Americans. Here are some holiday facts.

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Man Who Injured Cop at Carnival Arrested on Warrant

Martel Aguilar, 20, of the 900 block of South La Grange Road in La Grange, was taken into custody at the intersection of Tilden and Lincoln Friday afternoon, police said.

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