• Lauren McFarlandNeighbor

  • Romeoville, IL

Lauren McFarland has lived her entire life in the area, except for the four years she spent earning her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Missouri in Columbia, MO.

In her career, Lauren has practiced all aspects of journalism, working as a freelance reporter for the Joliet Herald-News, assisting with marketing for several community organizations, working in public relations and community relations, and also writing and producing for WGN-TV.

Lauren is looking forward to lending her experience and journalistic knowledge to another new form of journalism — online media — and is excited to be a part of Patch.

In her spare time, Lauren enjoys cooking, decorating, gardening and shopping.  She lives in Joliet with her husband, daughter and chocolate lab.

Please e-mail Lauren if you have any story leads or ideas.  She looks forward to meeting and working with you soon.

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