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Darren McRoy is the editor of Western Springs Patch and La Grange Patch. The Editor's Corner provides an opportunity for him to share his thoughts with readers from time to time.Did you know that La Grange Patch and Western Springs Patch print letters to the editor? It’s true! Why haven’t you seen them? Well, truth be told, we haven’t gotten many lately. But we welcome them! We’d love them! In fact, we have an entire “opinion” section of our newsletter devoted to such things, and we’d really like to fill it up more often. We know from our comments section that there are many, many people in town who are deeply passionate about ongoing issues in La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs, and, if you’re feeling up to it, we’d love to get those passions out to the …
Well, folks, it's been swell. It's bittersweet for me to announce today that I'll be leaving Patch in La Grange to take on a new opportunity as editor of Patch sites in Oak Park-River Forest and Forest Park. Having grown up in La Grange, it's been very fun to cover my hometown. Each day I've learned something new about our community. It's been truly amazing to report on and work with the dedicated people in La Grange, La Grange Park and Western Springs that make our villages so special. I started covering La Grange and La Grange Park for Patch a little over a year and a half ago. It feels …
Hey readers, Just a quick note letting you know that La Grange and La Grange Park are scheduled for mosquito fogging tonight. Trucks will get started around 7:30 p.m. and will finish sometime around midnight. All areas of both villages are scheduled to be fogged tonight. La Grange Park will not be broken up over two days as it normally is. Ask an Expert: What's in Mosquito Fog? Here at Patch, we like to know what's on your mind and to try and help you find the answers you're looking for. When I started getting questions from residents about what exactly was in the fog that the trucks spray, I…