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Plainfield Teacher Earns Golden Apple Award
Central Elementary School teacher Alyssa Milano was surprised with the award earlier this week.
I knew I wanted to be a writer at a young age, and never dreamed of doing anything else. My love of writing was born when a grade-school teacher encouraged me to try my hand at fiction. I took her advice, but quickly gave up make-believe stories for the real thing.
I got involved with my high school newspaper before double majoring in journalism and English.
I graduated in 2002 and landed my first newspaper job within six months. I spent eight years at The Enterprise newspaper in Plainfield, where I developed my passion for community journalism.
When a coworker pointed me in the direction of Patch.com, I jumped at the chance to be part of the future of local news.
Central Elementary School teacher Alyssa Milano was surprised with the award earlier this week.
A New Jersey-based company purchased the shopping center for $63.8 million.
A witness told police they saw Fred Beaugard Sr. shoot his son point-blank near a gazebo at Lake Renwick Preserve.
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Police responded to a person dressed in all black carrying an unknown object at Big Woods Park.
The 19-year-old succumbed to his injuries in the Monday night shooting, according to forest preserve police.
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Two bison calves were born Friday at Fermilab, which has a long tradition of providing habitat for bison.
Fire officials received a 911 call reporting a bedroom fire in the 900 block of Deerpath Wednesday afternoon.
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"Brenda is strong, this girl doesn’t know what giving up is," her mom wrote.
"No matter what challenges he faced, and there were many, his perseverance got him to the finish line," Ramiro's mom told Patch.
Plus: Officer shoots pit bull, 2 people killed at motel, fire breaks out in apartment building, gunman robs store.
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Plus: 1 business closes, another opens, a massive home decor store opening, a brewery special event, a local chef wins big, and more.
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