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Patrick W. Rollens

@patrickwrollens
Community Producer
I'm a web producer for TribLocal, where I manage breaking news updates for about 20 local sites throughout the suburbs.

In addition, I work with citizen contributors interested in sharing stories and photos in the western suburbs, including Oak Park/River Forest, Elmhurst, Lombard, Villa Park and Forest Park. We publish these stories online and in our weekly print edition. Anyone interested in becoming a TribLocal citizen contributor is invited to get in touch with me.

As a journalist, I'm always interested how stories resonate with our readers each day. A good portion of my job involves reaching readers and contributors via social media, so you'll find plenty of updates from me on Twitter and Facebook. I'd love to hear from you about how new technology is impacting the way you find local news.

Outside of work, you'll find me spending time with my family (wife, two cats and one dog at the moment) and enjoying my hobbies (painting, writing and more).
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Stories & Events

Weather

Welcome to summer: Skilling predicts 97 for Sunday

Yesterday at 10:48 a.m.

Lots of heat and humidity are on the menu for the Memorial Day weekend, with an especially hot Sunday looming. According to the forecast from … Read more ›

News
This dog alerted its family to a fire in the back of the house, Plainfield Fire Department Deputy Chief Jon K. Stratton said. (WGN-TV photo)

Dog wakes Plainfield family as house burns

Yesterday at 9:22 a.m.

A mother and her two kids escaped their burning home in Plainfield after the family dog– Payton – alerted them to the fire about 11:45 … Read more ›

News

44% of Cook County homes with a mortgage are underwater

Thursday at 10:11 a.m.

Almost 667,000 homes with a mortgage in the seven-county Chicago area were underwater on their mortgages in March — and 13 percent of those homeowners … Read more ›

Sports

Bolingbrook’s Tuck named to USA Basketball U18 team; Young’s Harper picked for U17 team

Wednesday at 1:21 p.m.

Bolingbrook senior Morgan Tuck was selected to the USA Basketball U18 National Team on Monday, and Young junior Linnae Harper was added to the U17 … Read more ›

News
Chicago Fire Department trucks on the scene of a fatal motorcylce crash this evening at the circle interchange between the Eisenhower and Dan Ryan expressways. (Michelle Wotkun for the Tribune / May 22, 2012)

Plainfield motorcyclist killed in fatal crash on Eisenhower ramp

Wednesday at 7:11 a.m.

A motorcyclist from southwest suburban Plainfield died after falling from an exit ramp onto the Dan Ryan Expressway at the junction with the Eisenhower Expressway … Read more ›

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  1. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 4 months ago

    Fixed now! Thanks for the catch.

    Posted to Top 10 photos of the week: Jan. 26 to Feb. 1 - Oak Park & River Forest

  2. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    @jessicarc You can contact the Department of Transportation’s Eisenhower project by clicking this link or pasting it into your browser: http://is.gd/rPXcK4

    Posted to Oak Park asks residents to support Blue Line work - Oak Park & River Forest

  3. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    Sounds like Larry is a good neighbor to have in bad weather (and good weather, too). Thanks to @klrobertsondaly for posting this wonderful story about him!

    Posted to Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Let it Snow! - Oak Park & River Forest

  4. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    @KL Robertson Daly: This is great, thanks so much for sharing!

    Posted to Turkey Coma Remedy-Recycling at its Finest! - Oak Park & River Forest

  5. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    RandomReader: Our relaunch is designed to address a lot of the issues you raise, including new ways to present stories from staff writers and citizen contributors.

    We’ll continue to embrace (and publish!) user-generated stories and photos from our contributor, though no one else in Chicagoland is doing it, and our readers have told us they love it.

    Want to talk more? Drop me a line anytime: prollens@tribune.com.

    Posted to A new triblocal.com on the way - Algonquin

  6. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    RandomReader: Our relaunch is designed to address a lot of the issues you raise, including new ways to present stories from staff writers and citizen contributors.

    We’ll continue to embrace (and publish!) user-generated stories and photos from our contributor, though no one else in Chicagoland is doing it, and our readers have told us they love it.

    Want to talk more? Drop me a line anytime: prollens@tribune.com.

    Posted to A new triblocal.com on the way - Aurora

  7. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    RandomReader: Our relaunch is designed to address a lot of the issues you raise, including new ways to present stories from staff writers and citizen contributors.

    We’ll continue to embrace (and publish!) user-generated stories and photos from our contributor, though no one else in Chicagoland is doing it, and our readers have told us they love it.

    Want to talk more? Drop me a line anytime: prollens@tribune.com.

    Posted to A new triblocal.com on the way - Barrington Area

  8. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    RandomReader: Our relaunch is designed to address a lot of the issues you raise, including new ways to present stories from staff writers and citizen contributors.

    We’ll continue to embrace (and publish!) user-generated stories and photos from our contributor, though no one else in Chicagoland is doing it, and our readers have told us they love it.

    Want to talk more? Drop me a line anytime: prollens@tribune.com.

    Posted to A new triblocal.com on the way - Batavia

  9. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    RandomReader: Our relaunch is designed to address a lot of the issues you raise, including new ways to present stories from staff writers and citizen contributors.

    We’ll continue to embrace (and publish!) user-generated stories and photos from our contributor, though no one else in Chicagoland is doing it, and our readers have told us they love it.

    Want to talk more? Drop me a line anytime: prollens@tribune.com.

    Posted to A new triblocal.com on the way - Bolingbrook

  10. Patrick W. Rollens wrote 1 year ago

    RandomReader: Our relaunch is designed to address a lot of the issues you raise, including new ways to present stories from staff writers and citizen contributors.

    We’ll continue to embrace (and publish!) user-generated stories and photos from our contributor, though no one else in Chicagoland is doing it, and our readers have told us they love it.

    Want to talk more? Drop me a line anytime: prollens@tribune.com.

    Posted to A new triblocal.com on the way - Buffalo Grove

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