Lenore T. Adkins

Staff Writer
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  • Emailladkins@dailyherald.com

Lenore Adkins joined the Daily Herald in June 2004 and covers several towns, crime and breaking news in the Fox Valley.

Before that, Adkins covered Central Unit District 301, South Elgin, weekend events and community news about Elgin people, places and institutions. Adkins has spent her entire Daily Herald career working in the Fox Valley bureau and is currently responsible for news in Algonquin, Lake in the Hills, Cary, Fox River Grove, Pingree Grove and McHenry County College. She also covers Elgin bond call several times a week. She has been interviewed about Daily Herald stories on WBBM News Radio 780.

Adkins earned a bachelor's degree in journalism and mass media from Rutgers University, with a focus on print journalism. She also minored in history. Before joining the Daily Herald, she was a staff writer at the Hyde Park Herald, Chicago's oldest community newspaper, and the Lakefront Outlook, which details ongoing development in Bronzeville. For nearly three years, she covered the education beat and in 2004 placed second in an Illinois Press Association contest in the education category.

Adkins stays active by running, playing tennis and soccer. She is so crazy about tennis that she plans her vacations around the four Grand Slam tournaments.

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Palatine music store owner's dying wish to be honored

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Melrose Park man charged in murder for hire plot

Feb 09 2013 | 6:09 pm - A 28-year-old Melrose Park man already in jail on a sex charge that involves an 11-year-old girl is now accused of plotting to murder the girl and her family, the Cook County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday. Brian Thurman was charged with three...

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Carpentersville fire chief retires

Feb 09 2013 | 11:41 am - Longtime Carpentersville Fire Chief John Schuldt, who had been on paid leave for nearly two weeks, resigned from the department and announced his retirement Friday, Village Manager J. Mark Rooney said. Schuldt, 53, had been with the fire department...

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New trustee joins W. Dundee board

Feb 04 2013 | 9:20 pm - The West Dundee village board has added a new trustee to its ranks.

West Dundee OKs video gambling

Feb 04 2013 | 10:28 pm - Up until Monday night, West Dundee was the odd man out when it came to its ban on video gambling. But by a vote of 5 to 1, West Dundee leaders decided to let it into town, much to the delight of several business owners. "I'm glad they did it," Randy...

Village manager will only say Schuldt is on paid leave

Feb 01 2013 | 4:59 pm - Longtime Carpentersville Fire Chief John Schuldt has been placed on administrative leave and nobody is saying why. "It's a personnel matter and I don't comment on personnel matters," Village Manager J. Mark Rooney said Friday. "The public has a...

New charges against Elgin man accused of burglarizing cop home

Feb 01 2013 | 5:38 pm - An Elgin man already facing charges for burglarizing a local police officer's home has been charged in two earlier burglaries. Ryan Hukill, 21, of the 500 block of Red Tail Ridge, was charged recently with burglaries of two other Elgin homes,...

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