Marie Wilson

Staff Writer

Marie Wilson began covering Aurora and Lombard for the Daily Herald in September 2010. She graduated tied for first in class rank in the College of Media at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in May 2010.

Wilson has known she wanted to be a journalist since she was 12 years old. Before coming to the Daily Herald full-time, she interned as a reporter at the Naperville Sun, Daily Herald and Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Her work has also appeared in the Champaign News-Gazette, The Daily Illini and the Wheeling Countryside. Wilson won fourth place in the 2010 Hearst Journalism Awards multimedia competition for a news website she produced about a plan to bring better broadband Internet access to Champaign-Urbana. She was a research and writing assistant for a book about the history of campus architecture at the University of Illinois, which has yet to be published. Wilson posts links to her stories at www.twitter.com/mariewilson9.

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Parking meters thing of the past in downtown Aurora

May 14 2013 | 9:23 pm - Parking meters in downtown Aurora are history. Literally. The last remaining meter was symbolically removed and given to the Aurora Historical Society on Tuesday as the city transitioned to a free parking system. Signs designating areas allowing...

Tree climbing championships showcase 'industry athletes'

May 11 2013 | 5:36 pm - "Industry athletes" who climb, cut and care for trees for a living showcased their trade Saturday in Wheaton during the annual Illinois Tree Climbing Championships. Tree service trucks marked the spot where 18 competitors, all professional...

'President Lincoln' among lilacs for sale in Lombard

May 07 2013 | 1:35 pm - President Lincoln will be for sale May 9-11 in Lombard. So will Pocahontas, Miss Ellen, Miss Kim and Miss Canada — or at least lilac varieties by those names — during the annual Lombard Garden Club Lilac Sale.

Rain delays completion of Lombard pedestrian bridges

May 07 2013 | 12:28 pm - Three new pedestrian bridges coming to Lombard will not open later this month as scheduled, and village officials say wet weather is to blame. The opening of the Great Western Trail bridges over Grace Street, St. Charles Road and the Union Pacific...

Keith Giagnorio aims to bring feuding board together

May 06 2013 | 1:06 pm - All the important things and people in Keith Giagnorio's life are close. His wife and children, his business, several members of his immediate family — which includes nine siblings — and even his second home, the Lombard village hall.

‘Four new personalities’ to join Aurora council

May 06 2013 | 8:40 am - More than half the members of the Aurora City Council will be sworn in Tuesday — some for the first time and others reinstated — as the council transitions to new leadership. Aldermen elected in wards 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10 and one at-large...

DuPage group hosts second annual Honor Flight fundraiser

May 06 2013 | 5:36 am - A fundraiser to send World War II veterans on the emotional, memorable and moving experience offered by Honor Flight Chicago entered its second year Saturday. The second DuPage Veterans Foundation event included a small fleet of World War II...

Festival commences with crowning of Lilac Queen

May 04 2013 | 4:56 pm - As the 83rd annual Lilac Time began Saturday afternoon in Lombard, 16 descendents of a woman who helped launch the first celebration were on hand in Lilacia Park as this year's festival began with the Lilac Queen coronation.

Lilac Queen tradition still reigns in Lombard

May 03 2013 | 10:26 am - At more than 80 years and counting, the coronation of the Lilac Queen is one of the longest-standing Lilac Time traditions in Lombard. The coronation takes place on the first official day of Lilac Time, allowing the newly crowned queen to reign over...

Artists seeking support for Lombard community art center idea

May 03 2013 | 9:51 am - A creative environment where artists of all types can express themselves and produce their works is brewing in the minds of a small group who would like to see such a space in downtown Lombard. Led by photographer Sharon Tinker, a few artists and...

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