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Welcome to Western Springs Patch

An introduction from your local editor, Darren McRoy

Hi, and welcome to Western Springs Patch! I'm Darren McRoy, your local editor. In the video to the right, you can learn about this site, myself, and what we'll be bringing to the community of Western Springs. Please take a moment to watch it; then feel free to browse the site to check out the articles, photos and video we already have up.

Patch is a combination of local newspaper, events calendar, community announcements, classifieds section, business directory and more. We'll have new content on the site 365 days a year,  including community news both serious and fun, as well as columns from community members on topics relevant to Western Springs. Our stories are professionally reported by myself or by our team of freelancers, and cover just about anything you can think of that's going on in Western Springs.

You can participate in Western Springs Patch as well–and we hope you do! By registering for an account on the site, a process that takes little more than a minute and an e-mail address (click "sign up" in the top right,) you can post comments on articles (which we appreciate and take to heart,) as well as your own events, announcements and classifieds. If you are the owner of a business in Western Springs, find your business' profile, scroll to the bottom and claim the listing for your own. (We verify all listing claims carefully.) Then post your own message and add your own photos.

Find out what's happening in Western Springswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Everything about Patch is free to our community of readers–we will be advertiser-supported, by ads which will come in time.

When I say that Western Springs is my office, I mean it–I will be somewhere in town on most days, from Northeast Park to Timber Trails, from 294 to Gilbert and everywhere in between. I can frequently be found in the downtown Starbucks, where I do a lot of my writing and meet-ups. I drive a blue Corolla with a Patch sticker on the back windshield–please say hello if you happen to see me!

Find out what's happening in Western Springswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

This is a village of only 2.8 square miles, but with thousands of stories to be discovered. We at Western Springs Patch are looking forward to bringing you a fantastic assortment of information about your community. We have already met a number of tremendous people here in Western Springs, and we look forward to meeting everyone else as well.

Hope you enjoy the site!


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