I cover the western suburbs.

Chicago Tribune reporter - Oct. 2009 to present Chicago Tribune freelance writer - Feb. 2009 to Oct. 2009 St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter - Oct. 2006 to Oct. 2008 The (Tacoma) News Tribune reporter - June 2003 to Oct. 2006 B.S. print journalism University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Aug. 1999 to May 2003