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Patty Wetli

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Patty Wetli is a reporter/producer covering Lincoln Square, North Center, Roscoe Village, Irving Park and Albany Park. A lifelong Midwesterner and Ohio transplant (Go Buckeyes!), she moved to Chicago to attend graduate school at Northwestern University, where she received a master’s degree in English while working full-time as a reporter/editor for a trade magazine that covered the telecom market.

After a detour into marketing communications for the Chicago Tribune, she dove into creative writing and completed a certificate program through the University of Chicago. Her work has been published in The Rumpus, Brevity and the Front Porch Journal, and she also contributes reviews to Booklist.

Patty has lived in Lincoln Square since 2001. She spent the past two years reporting on the neighborhood and surrounding area for the Center Square and Roscoe View Journals.

Fun Fact: Patty entered the Pillsbury Bake-Off with a recipe for Crescent Cookies – Pillsbury crescent rolls stuffed with Pillsbury cookie dough drizzled with Smucker’s ice cream topping. Shockingly, this did not earn her the million-dollar top prize.

Lincoln Square, Albany Park, Roscoe Village & North Center »

November 2, 2017

Ald. Deb Mell is now fielding recommendations for how to spend $1.32 million in annual "menu" money.

Lincoln Square, Albany Park, Roscoe Village & North Center »

November 2, 2017

The restaurant is offering free pizza in exchange for candy, which will be donated to deployed troops.

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November 2, 2017

Nominees for the Jean Banchet Awards, Chicago's top culinary honor, were announced Wednesday.

Lincoln Square, Albany Park, Roscoe Village & North Center »

November 2, 2017

The Jean Banchet nominees, honoring the best restaurants in Chicago, were announced Wednesday.

Lincoln Square, Albany Park, Roscoe Village & North Center »

November 1, 2017

The ferals will just move the problem to another area, Charles Williams said, in response to alderman.

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November 1, 2017

Ald. Ameya Pawar is hosting a pair of town halls to outline the mayor's 2018 budget plan.

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November 1, 2017

Eat out in Albany, Irving or North Park the first Wednesday of the month through March to win $25.

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October 31, 2017

Meghan Markle, the prince's girlfriend/rumored fiancee, is a Northwestern alumna.