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Deborah Donovan

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Deborah Donovan was named to cover Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows and Prospect Heights in May 2008. Besides reporting on governmental activities in those towns, she writes features about residents and organizations.

Donovan also is the lead writer for the Daily Herald's Home & Garden section. For many years she wrote about housing for the Daily Herald. In 2007, she participated in the award-winning series "The Dream Foreclosed" about home foreclosures. She was named Employee of the Year for the Editorial Department of the Daily Herald in 2008. Before coming to the Daily Herald in 1978, Donovan wrote for the Quad-City Times in Davenport, Iowa, and United Press International in Minneapolis. Donovan has presented her stories many Sunday mornings on ABC Channel 7.

She graduated from the University of Iowa with a degree in journalism and took post-graduate courses at Michigan State University. She currently is pursuing a master's degree in library and information science at the University of Illinois. Donovan is married and the mother of two adult daughters and an adult son.

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Officials: Cage limited injuries from Arlington Hts. blast

May 23 2012 | 6:45 pm - It's lucky more people weren't seriously hurt in an explosion Tuesday at an Arlington Heights plant that killed a 55-year-old Itasca man, officials said Wednesday. "It was tragic to lose that one man," said Arlington Heights Fire Chief Glenn...

Arlington Hts. invites all Vietnam vets to parade

May 23 2012 | 12:57 pm - Vietnam veterans will highlight this year's Memorial Day parade in Arlington Heights, and organizer Greg Padovani is encouraging area Vietnam vets to join in, and accept the thanks of residents lining the streets. "For a number of years Village...

Arlington Heights helps pay for Metropolis piano repair

May 22 2012 | 12:59 am - Jack Kehe of Piano4te in Rolling Meadows will sell the vllage of Arlington Heights a restored Steinway Grandpiano for the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and will restore the theater's Baldwin grand piano for $35,961, about half the retail value.

Outdoor furniture making patios look more like family rooms

May 25 2012 | 4:46 pm - Homeowners today are spending more time entertaining outside and they're turning to more comfortable, lounging seating options for their patios and decks. They're buying club chairs, sofas and would you believe even sectionals? We talked to some...

Water, fire can transform a backyard

May 18 2012 | 2:40 pm - Is it enough to have a patio with some lawn chairs for outdoor entertaining? They are a start, but for a transcendental outdoor experience, try adding fire and water into the mix. Ponds, waterfalls, fountains, firepits and even fireplaces are...

Full I-90 interchange coming to Elmhurst Road

May 18 2012 | 6:26 am - The long-awaited full interchange at Elmhurst Road and I-90 will be built within four years, which will greatly ease truck traffic trying to go west on I-90 or come to Elk Grove Village and Mount Prospect from the west. "For 40 years the full...

Arlington Heights cuts parking fees for downtown workers

May 18 2012 | 8:19 am - Shoppers in downtown Arlington Heights search for parking spots in an area that also accommodates commuters, merchants and workers. A complex system of parking rules governing them all got just a little more complicated this week when the village...

Phones back at Arlington Hts. Village Hall

May 17 2012 | 1:41 pm - Phone service returned to the Arlington Heights Village Hall as iof about 12:30 p.m., after being out since 5 or 5:30 a.m.

Arlington Hts. approves outdoor dining at Mago

May 15 2012 | 12:52 pm - Mago Grill and Cantina, which has been open almost two years in the Metropolis building, will have outdoor seating soon. This adds ambience to the downtown, said Village President Arlene...

Arlington Hts. lowers parking fee for downtown workers

May 14 2012 | 11:50 pm - People who prove they work in downtown Arlington Heights will be able to buy parking permits for certain areas for $15 a month, half the usual cost, the village board decided Monday night.

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