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Attempted Home Burglary on Waiola, Unruly Passenger Taken Off Train: Police Blotter
La Grange police reports, Aug. 31-Sept. 3.
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.
La Grange police reports, Aug. 31-Sept. 3.
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items in area police blotters.
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items in area police blotters.
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items in area police blotters.
A roundup of some of the more bizarre items in area police blotters.
Give your grandparents a big hug and kiss for National Grandparents Day this Sunday. U.S. Census Bureau shares stats on how many children live with their grandparents from the 2011 American Community Survey.
Give your grandparents a big hug and kiss for National Grandparents Day this Sunday. U.S. Census Bureau shares stats on how many children live with their grandparents from the 2011 American Community Survey.
Health department issues recommendations to guard against exposure.
Health department issues recommendations to guard against exposure.
The phony email message about problems with a package delivery entices people to open an attachment that allows personal info to be lifted from a computer.
The phony email message about problems with a package delivery entices people to open an attachment that allows personal info to be lifted from a computer.
Garfunkle (and his brother Simon) can be yours for free at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Garfunkle (and his brother Simon) can be yours for free at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Garfunkle (and his brother Simon) can be yours for free at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Garfunkle (and his brother Simon) can be yours for free at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Trooper is a 12-week-old pup with brains and beauty. He's available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Trooper is a 12-week-old pup with brains and beauty. He's available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Trooper is a 12-week-old pup with brains and beauty. He's available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Trooper is a 12-week-old pup with brains and beauty. He's available for adoption at the Hinsdale Humane Society.
Friday is my last day at Patch before I begin a new adventure. I leave you with advice from some local movers and shakers on starting a new job.