Matt Hanley

Matt Hanley grew up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He worked at the Elburn Herald and LaSalle News Tribune before being hired by the Aurora Beacon-News in 2003. For the last seven years, he has covered crime, runaway chickens and obscure historical stories for the Beacon-News. This is his first book, and hopefully not his last. To contact him, email truetalesofaurora@gmail.com.

Matt Hanley grew up in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He worked at the Elburn Herald and LaSalle News Tribune before being hired by the Aurora Beacon-News in 2003. For the last seven years, he has covered crime, runaway chickens and obscure historical stories for the Beacon-News. This is his first book, and hopefully not his last. To contact him, email truetalesofaurora@gmail.com. See less