She previously spent three years at DNAinfo reporting on Lakeview and, later, the West Loop and Pilsen. From her hometown of Toledo, Ohio, to Galesburg, Ill. and Appleton, Wis., she traversed the Midwest covering crime and courts before landing in Chicago. She lives in Bridgeport and enjoys restaurants, concerts and binge-watching Netflix with one of her three pets curled up in her lap. Follow Ariel on Twitter at @arielfab.