Officer Bryan Poradzisz is a detective in Schaumburg and resident of Portage, a husband, and a father to a sweet little girl named Gabriella. Poradzisz attended South Suburban College in Illinois where her received his associate’s degree and then...
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A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Bryan Poradzisz
A Portage Life in the Spotlight: Joe Zirconia
A conversation with Tribute Artist Joe Zirconia is as informative as it is funny. Every fact about his history is accompanied by a relevant joke and shameless laughter. That positive attitude must be the reason he has loved every job he’s had, but...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Rich Huber
What does it take to give yourself for another cause? It's an easier said than done kind of situation that challenges us to look into ourselves to examine not only our own wants and desires measured against the needs of others, but the need and...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Mike Roque
The fifth habit of highly effective people is to seek first to understand, then to be understood. This is one of the codes that Michael Roque lives his life by, and the one that has brought him success through his book “Build Your Game.” He spent...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Dale Pugh
What does it mean to be a fighter? To take that never give up spirit of grit and grind and apply it to every aspect of your day so your entire philosophy and way of life encompass this. Portage resident Dale Pugh is a fighter and one who enters the...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Jayme Jones
We have heard the term "take a walk in their shoes" all too often, so much that it has lost the meaning that it once carried. So many say it, yet so few are able to truly demonstrate the phrase's meaning. Jayme Jones is putting her good will and...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Noah Brehmer
To stand up to wrongdoing around you and to do the right thing is a path that we all dream about and in our hearts, know we have to do. Yet so few have the courage to stand up to the challenge of doing what is right in certain situations. Willowcreek...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Michelle Cherry
Michelle Cherry lives in Portage with her husband and son and works endless hours to help support premature babies and their families in our community. Cherry is the NICU nurse manager at Community Hospital in Munster and is no stranger to what...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Lynn Wilson
With Teacher Appreciation Week in full swing, it is time to thank a teacher who has a large impact on Portage High School. Lynn Wilson earned a healthcare credential as a Certified Dental Assistant prior to majoring in Health Science Education at...
Read MoreA Portage Life in the Spotlight: Erin Robles
Erin Robles's life has been dedicated to the betterment of children in her community. Whether it is through her time at the Portage Township YMCA as Childcare Programs and Marketing Director or as a mother to her children, Robles uses every day to...
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