Grundy County is too big of an area for one reporter to cover. Actually it's pretty impossible, although if I do say so myself, I don't do half bad. :)
But this is thanks to all the help I get from our freelance writers. The Herald News uses them in all of our areas and sections, but we have a few that really do a lot of work for us in Grundy County. They are Jeanne Millsap, Kris Stadalsky and Jean Tyrell.
Without them I could not do my job and honestly we are forever in debt to them.
And now we are lucky enough to add one more savior to our group of freelancers: Kathleen Fitzgerald.
Kathleen started writing articles for us last week on both the Nettle Creek and Saratoga school boards in Morris. Check them out at the links below.
Nettle Creek new superintendent.
Kathleen graduated from Illinois State in May 2007. She has interned and worked full time in both the newspaper business and in public relations. Most recently she's returned from Arlington, Virginia where she was a staff writer for the Student Press Law Center.
Some of you may even recognize her from her internship with the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce & Industry. In 2005 she spent her summer writing press releases about upcoming business in the county and worked closely with the local media.
So if you happen to run across Kathleen out and about please greet her with a smile and introduce yourself. I have no doubts the citizens of Grundy County will welcome her with open arms just as they did me.
Mallory Medved is an assistant managing editor of weekly publications for
the Sun-Times News Group. She helps cover the Lincoln-Way area and towns
southwest of Joliet. Being naturally nosy has led her to a career in
journalism and fulfilled her dream of getting paid to read. Being a new
homeowner and a future bride, she's also perpetually broke, but enjoys
hearing about other people in the same situation. She lives in Plainfield
but is a native of New Lenox.
Christina Chapman is a Will County resident who desperately wants to live in Grundy County. But since she lost that battle with her boyfriend when they bought a house, she makes due covering Grundy County news for The Herald News in Joliet. When not covering municipal meetings, school events and finding the truth behind the latest coffee talk, she is trying to balance life as a young home owner who is fighting the stereotype that she is living in sin because she is not yet married. She hopes to share with you her perspective on life and the news in hopes that you’ll share yours.
Cute picture on the homepage.