Lenore T. Adkins

Staff Writer
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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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Injured veteran finally getting his due

May 14 2013 | 1:08 pm - Army Sgt. Michael Griffin will be honored with the Army Commendation Medal of Valor on Thursday, nine years after he was shot four times in Iraq and provided key information about the enemy's whereabouts while he fought for his own life.

Ex-Huntley trustee Fender planning for life after politics

May 10 2013 | 2:20 pm - Now that Pam Fender is out of the public eye, she's eager to become a regular person. Fender, a Huntley trustee for eight years and Grafton Township's one-time administrator, says she's focused on building a new life — one that will likely be...

Men accused in Elgin-to-Wisconsin chase jailed here

May 10 2013 | 7:59 pm - The two suburban men accused of leading police on a high-speed case from Elgin to Wisconsin last weekend, have been extradited back to Illinois to face charges here.

3 Elgin teens charged in "smash and grab" cellphone store burglary

May 09 2013 | 6:13 pm - Elgin police have arrested three teenagers in connection with a Tuesday night "smash and grab" burglary that took place in a cellular phone store, police said. Alexander Bizefski, 18, Awaan Woods, 17, and Lacy Ousley, 18, all of the 500 block of...

Huntley swears in new trustees

May 09 2013 | 10:59 pm - Thursday night was an evening of hellos and Godspeeds in the Huntley village hall. Village President Chuck Sass and six-year Trustee John Piwko — both incumbents — were sworn into to office, as were newly elected trustees Ronda Goldman...

Forum aims to shed light on human trafficking in suburbs

May 09 2013 | 5:23 am - A round-table discussion scheduled Saturday aims to raise awareness on sex and labor trafficking in the Northwest suburbs. Elgin-based Administer Justice, an agency that offers legal aid to low-income individuals, has joined forces with the Elgin...

East Dundee cop facing charges leaving department

May 09 2013 | 5:12 am - The East Dundee Police Department will part ways with a police sergeant who has three criminal cases pending against him in Carpentersville and Wisconsin. Sgt. Michael Seyller, 39, of Carpentersville, signed a separation agreement with the police...

Linane keeps job after smooth sailing in Sleepy Hollow

May 07 2013 | 5:54 pm - When it came to selecting a police chief, Sleepy Hollow leaders stuck with a known quantity.

Former Carpentersville fire chief retired amid probe into his conduct

May 08 2013 | 12:54 pm - Former Carpentersville Fire Chief John Schuldt retired from the fire department at the height of an investigation into whether he inappropriately touched two female village employees, records obtained by the Daily Herald show. Schuldt said the...

Men from Bartlett, Streamwood being held in Wisconsin jail

May 06 2013 | 5:12 pm - The district attorney in Racine County, Wis, has declined the criminal charges that a pair of suburban men faced in connection to a burglary and high-speed case that started in Elgin and ended in Wisconsin early Saturday morning.

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