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General Manager — Jane Jansen, jjansen@tribune.com
Digital
Digital Managing Editor — Nancy Munson, nmunson@tribune.com, @TribLocalNancy
Digital Editor — Matt Kiefer, mkiefer@tribune.com
Print Managing Editor — Kyle Leonard, kleonard@tribune.com, @TribLocalKyle
Print Deputy Managing Editor — Kelli Murray, klmurray@tribune.com, @TribLocalKelli
Marketing
Marketing Manager — Walter Lis, wlis@tribune.com, @triblocaldotcom
Editorial
Deputy Metro Editor — Phil Jurik, pjurik@tribune.com
Northwest Local News Editor — Maria Burnham, mburnham@tribune.com
North Local News Editor — Jeff Long, jjlong@tribune.com
West Local News Editor — Anne Halston, ahalston@tribune.com
South Local News Editor — Claudia Banks, cbanks@tribune.com
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North suburbs
Community Producers
Jessica Cantarelli, jcantarelli@tribune.com, 312-731-3950, @TribLocalJess
Deerfield, Glenview, Golf, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest and Northbrook
Elizabeth Vassolo, evassolo@tribune.com, 312-731-9567, @TribLocalLiz
Des Plaines, Evanston, Morton Grove, Niles, Park Ridge and Skokie
Heather Leszczewicz, hleszczewicz@tribune.com, 312-731-5460, @TribLocalHLesz
Arlington Heights, Buffalo Grove, Elk Grove Village, Hoffman Estates, Mount Prospect, Prospect Heights, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, Streamwood and Wheeling
Kara Silva, ksilva@tribune.com, 312-731-9540, @TribLocalKara
Algonquin, Barrington, Cary/Fox River Grove, Crystal Lake, Huntley, Lake in the Hills, McHenry, Palatine and Woodstock
Sheryl DeVore, sdevore@tribune.com, 312-731-4173, @TribLocalSheryl
Antioch/Fox Lake, Grayslake, Gurnee, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Mundelein, Round Lake, Vernon Hills and Wadsworth
Community Producer Intern
Stephanie Hardiman, shardiman@tribune.com, @TribLocalSteph
Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northfield, Wilmette and Winnetka
Reporters
Arlington Heights — Michelle Stoffel, mstoffel@tribune.com, @TribLocalStoff
Barrington — Carolyn Rusin, carusin@tribune.com
Crystal Lake — Lawerence Synett, lsynett@tribune.com, @lsynett
Deerfield/Highland Park — Sue Ter Maat, stermaat@tribune.com, @TribLocal_STM
Des Plaines — Jennifer Delgado, jmdelgado@tribune.com, @TribLocalJenD
Evanston — Jonathan Bullington, jbullington@tribune.com, @jbtriblocal
Glenview/Northbrook — Jeff Danna, jdanna@tribune.com, @TribLocalDanna
Gurnee/Grayslake — Megan Craig, mecraig@tribune.com, @megcraig_trib
Libertyville — Amy Alderman, aalderman@tribune.com, @TribLocalAmy
Schaumburg — Kate Thayer, kthayer@tribune.com
Wilmette/Winnetka — John P. Huston, jhuston@tribune.com
South suburbs
Community Producers
Melissa Riske, mriske@tribune.com, 312-731-6163, @TribLocalMRiske
Frankfort, Homer Glen, Lemont, Manhattan, Mokena, New Lenox, Orland Hills, Orland Park, Palos Heights, Palos Hills, Palos Park and Tinley Park
Reporters
Bolingbrook/Plainfied — Michelle Manchir, mmanchir@tribune.com, @TribLocalMM
Joliet — Mary Owen, mowen@tribune.com, @MaryinJoliet
Orland Park — Jeff Vorva, jvorva@tribune.com, @jvorva
Tinley Park — Ashley Rueff, arueff@tribune.com, @TribLocalAshley
West suburbs
Community Producers
Patricia Murphy, pmurphy2@tribune.com, 312-731-6144, @TribLocalPatti
Batavia, Elburn, Elgin, Geneva, Glen Ellyn, Maple Park, St. Charles, Warrenville, West Chicago, Wheaton and Winfield
Mary Rakoczy, mrakoczy@tribune.com, 312-730-0969, @TribLocalMary
Aurora, Bolingbrook, Joliet, Lisle, Naperville, Plainfield and Romeoville
Heather MacDonald, hmacdonald@tribune.com, 312-731-5768, @TribLocalHMac
Burr Ridge, Clarendon Hills, Darien, Downers Grove, Hinsdale, LaGrange, LaGrange Park, Oak Brook, Western Springs Westmont, Willowbrook and Woodridge
Patrick Rollens, prollens@tribune.com, 312-731-9378, @TribLocalPat
Elmhurst, Forest Park, Lombard Oak Park, River Forest and Villa Park
Reporters
Downers Grove/Willowbrook — Brian Slodysko, bslodysko@tribune.com
Elgin — Melissa Jenco, mjenco@tribune.com
Elmhurst/Lombard — Annemarie Manion, amannion@tribune.com
Glen Ellyn/Wheaton — Jenn Zimmerman, jzimmerman@tribune.com, @tribunejenn
Hinsdale/La Grange — Bridget Doyle, bdoyle@tribune.com, @tribdoyle
Naperville — Mick Swasko, mswasko@tribune.com, @mickswasko
Oak Park — Jim Jaworski, jjaworski@tribune.com, @TribLocalJim
Editor/Designers
Natalie Bishop
Melissa Herceg
Stephanie Weber
Kimberly Reishus
Jason Lee
Kevin Botterman
Bill Wimbiscus