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Steve Zalusky

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Steve Zalusky joined the Daily Herald on Sept. 11, 2000, and currently is a part-time reporter covering the village of Buffalo Grove and acting as a general assignment reporter on Sundays.

Prior to the Daily Herald, he worked for Pioneer Press, Press Publications, the Kane County Chronicle and Press-Republican Newspapers, all in the Chicago suburbs. Steve has been a Peter Lisagor Award finalist, for a project on suburban growth for Pioneer Press. He has won other reporting awards, including the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association. He is proud of the knowledge he has gained on his various beats, which have included county government in three of the collar counties, Lake, Kane and DuPage.

Steve graduated from New Trier West High School in Northfield and received a bachelor's degree in comparative literature and a master's in journalism at University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.

A homeowner in Arlington Heights for over a decade, he lives there with his wife and son. Outside of journalism, his interests include vintage jazz and old movies, reading, playing piano (privately) and walking along Lake Michigan. Find him on Facebook as Steve Zalusky.

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Buffalo Grove massage parlor faces license hearing

May 24 2012 | 6:04 pm - :A Buffalo Grove massage establishment where workers have a history of prostitution arrests could lose its business license. Next Thursday, Buffalo Grove will be holding a hearing at 2 p.m. in the council chambers at village hall on whether to...

Mount Prospect debates $23.9 million flood control project

May 23 2012 | 6:23 pm - After a record rainstorm last summer poured water and sewage into hundreds of Mount Prospect homes, village officials now are considering a major investment in flood control to reduce the risk of a repeat. The village board's Committee of the Whole...

Buffalo Grove surrenders to emerald ash borer

May 22 2012 | 3:18 pm - The emerald ash borer has a mighty track record of victories in the Northwest Suburbs. It can now add another mark to its tally. Buffalo Grove officials all but waved the white flag of surrender Monday when village trustees learned public works...

Record number of graduates at Harper College

May 21 2012 | 11:39 am - A record number of graduates received diplomas Sunday at Harper College's graduation ceremony. More than 4,232 students — or 399 more than last year's record — earned an associate degree or certificate. Some of the 600 graduates who...

Fire sweeps through Lake Co. pet store, killing dozens of animals

May 21 2012 | 3:33 pm - Snakes, hamsters, fish, birds and several other animals died early Sunday morning when a massive fire tore through a Beach Park pet store, authorities said. Firefighters were called at 6:06 a.m. to the Happyland Pet Center, 11432 Wadsworth Road, for...

Man killed in Hoffman Estates fire overnight

May 20 2012 | 12:34 pm - A 92-year-old man died early Sunday morning after he was unable to escape a fire that swept through his single-story home in Hoffman Estates overnight. Emmett Keating was pronounced dead after Hoffman Estates firefighters pulled him from a bedroom...

Mount Prospect annexes part of United campus

May 16 2012 | 10:25 pm - Mount Prospect officials annexed 13.6 acres of United Airlines property into the village Tuesday, clearing for takeoff the airlines plan to build a center that will consolidate all of its...

Police seek 'person of interest' in Arlington Heights area slaying

May 13 2012 | 6:15 pm - Authorities are seeking a person of interest in connection with Saturdays murder of a 34-year-old man at the Arlington Heights apartment complex where he both...

Mount Prospect bids farewell to police chief

May 10 2012 | 6:48 pm - Mount Prospect village board members this week bid farewell to Police Chief John Dahlberg with a resolution read in parts by each of the trustees. The ceremony was followed by a party. "The likes of a John Dahlberg only come along so often, and we...

Buffalo Grove approves new sign code

May 10 2012 | 5:30 pm - After a long process of debate, Buffalo Grove trustees have settled on a revised sign code, incorporating three proposed changes in the final draft approved this week.

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