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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'Ashes to Go' idea expands internationally

Feb 11 2013 | 3:16 pm - Episcopal church leaders across the suburbs, the nation, and even the world on Wednesday will help commuters at train stations mark the beginning of Lent with a visible symbol of human mortality — ashes, via a movement called Ashes to Go.

Kids have snowy fun at Lombard Winter Carnival

Feb 09 2013 | 5:53 pm - The Lombard Park District's annual Winter Carnival gave families plenty of ways to celebrate the snowy season Saturday afternoon with a sled hill, s'mores and games at Sunset Knoll recreation center.

Naperville parks striving to stay relevant among 'more competition'

Feb 09 2013 | 2:04 pm - Among video games, traveling soccer leagues, cultural clubs, TV shows and anything else suburban residents enjoy in their ever-dwindling leisure time, the Naperville Park District is striving to stand out, leaders said Saturday during the third...

Bowling fundraiser planned for boy awaiting heart transplant

Feb 08 2013 | 10:56 am - Owen Payton has spent almost one entire year of his six years on Earth on a transplant list, awaiting a new heart to replace the defective one he was born with. Owen will be the beneficiary of a bowling fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at...

Parents ‘happy it’s over’ as Dist. 33 classes resume

Feb 09 2013 | 11:04 am - West Chicago Elementary District 33 began calling parents overnight to tell them classes will be back in session this morning after a tentative contract deal was reached just after midnight.Parents Thursday said they were relieved their students...

Lombard pastor 'had the courage' to serve others

Feb 06 2013 | 7:18 pm - Assisting those in need, following the St. Louis Cardinals and being a grandfather were among the passions of longtime First Church of Lombard Pastor Robert Hatfield, members of his congregation said Wednesday. Hatfield died Tuesday at age 60. "At...

Financial challenges remain in Dist. 33 post-strike

Feb 08 2013 | 11:02 am - The teachers strike is over, a tentative contract has been reached and classes have resumed, but financial challenges in West Chicago District 33 remain, officials said Thursday night. “It took a long time to work through them, but we're glad...

Congress may take up Aurora man's campaign to help grieving parents

Feb 03 2013 | 11:11 am - Kelly Farley of Aurora has been working more than two years to get the Family Medical Leave Act amended so the death of a child can qualify workers for unpaid time off. A bill to that end is expected to be introduced the week of Feb. 4 in both the...

Carol Stream officials wowed by rec center progress

Feb 04 2013 | 12:10 pm - “Wow” was the word Saturday morning as Carol Stream park district and village officials toured the Fountain View Recreation Center under construction at Gary and Lies roads. Wows for the poo, the geothermal heating and cooling system and...

Lombard panel OKs some development at Ken-Loch

Feb 01 2013 | 11:15 am - Members of the Lombard plan commission have been hearing one message from the public the past five months: Preserve Ken-Loch Golf Links as open space. In a 4-2 vote, the commission suggested the land be designated primarily open space, with a...

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