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Author Archives: Jean Lotus

Jean Lotus loves community journalism. She covers news, features, two school boards, village council, crime, park district and writes obits for Forest Park Review. She also covers the police beat for Oak Park and River Forest in Wednesday Journal.She graduated from University of Chicago and is a former daily reporter/night editor for the Lafayette, Ind. Journal & Courier (Gannett).In 2014, she won the Peter Lisagor award for best in-depth reporting in a non-daily newspaper. She also won the first prize University of Illinois Knight Award for Investigative Journalism (2013), and first prize for feature writing from the Illinois Press Association.

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Oak Park police warn residents of robbery spree

by Jean Lotus November 18, 2015February 11, 2021

Four robberies in Oak Park within 10 days prompted the village to issue a statement Tuesday, calling for residents to “stay alert and report suspicious persons immediately.”

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Oak Park and River Forest police reports Nov. 5-13

by Jean Lotus November 17, 2015February 11, 2021
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River Forest cops still mum about July shooting

by Jean Lotus August 25, 2015February 10, 2021
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Church of Beethoven celebrates four years in Oak Park

by Jean Lotus August 14, 2015
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Triton trustees welcome back Riverside resident to board

by Jean Lotus August 11, 2015February 10, 2021
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Semi driver involved in Ike ramp incident charged

by Jean Lotus August 4, 2015February 10, 2021
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Woman struck by turning semi at Harlem I-290 ramp

by Jean Lotus August 1, 2015
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Oak Park and River Forest police reports July 22-27

by Jean Lotus July 28, 2015February 10, 2021
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River Forest homicide victim suspected of growing pot in Wisconsin garage

by Jean Lotus July 22, 2015February 10, 2021
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Dual police investigations continue in River Forest shootings case

by Jean Lotus July 21, 2015February 10, 2021

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