Alison Bowen
editor | writer
Alison Bowen is a Chicago journalist with bylines in the NYT, Tribune, NYDN and more. Her experience ranges from writing crime, health and travel stories to editing a national books section.
PROJECTS
Los Angeles Times
'It's just me and the horse': How mustangs help hurting veterans heal - LA Times
'It's just me and the horse': How mustangs help hur...
Chicago Tribune
Even for girls in U.S., female genital mutilation and 'vacation cutting ...
Even for girls in U.S., female genital mutilation a...
Chicago Tribune
Depression doesn't always wait till the baby comes - Chicago Tribune
Depression doesn't always wait till the baby comes ...
Chicago Tribune
Finding wine country in a beer state like Colorado - Chicago Tribune
Finding wine country in a beer state like Colorado ...
Metro
Veterans go from deployed to unemployed | Metro.us Metro.us
Abbas Malik guarded the Green Zone in Iraq, but he can’t get hired as a mall security guard in Staten Island.
Chicago Tribune
Entrepreneur couples make each other their business
Cathy Cullen and Jody Michael spent nearly every minute of the summer together, starting with a workday beginning at 5 a.m. They still get up well before sunrise. “We are Starbucks’ first customers,” Michael said. Raise a cup to them. The Ravenswood couple just created Career Cheetah, a company that...
Chicago Tribune
Author photos: The face behind the book
Skinny dipping, impromptu photo shoots near trash cans and more behind-the-scenes of author photos.
Chicago Tribune
What germs lurk at the makeup counter? - Chicago Tribune
What germs lurk at the makeup counter? - Chicago Tr...
NY Daily News
'You're only going to be stopped by your imagination'
Despite childhood ghosts of a teacher who took her inability to speak English for stupidity, Minerva Alonso fulfilled her dream of becoming a cop - and a lawyer.
Metro
New Adult literature: Teen reading for grown-ups – Metro
New Adult literature: Teen reading for grown-ups – ...
Metro
100 New Yorkers bitten by rats each year | Metro.us Metro.us
See that piece of slimy trash the subway rat is chewing? You could be next.
Metro
9/11 responders cautiously hopeful for cancer aid | Metro.us Metro.us
9/11 responders reacted with cautious hope Wednesday to news that the city might release data illuminating whether Ground Zero dust caused their cancers.