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Adrienne Lu writes about Cook County government for the Chicago News Cooperative. Prior to joining CNC, she covered New Jersey state government and politics for The Philadelphia Inquirer, where she wrote about the rise of Governor Christie in the Republican party, the looming crisis in the public employee pension system and efforts to curb the state's highest-in-the-nation property taxes. She has also worked as a staff writer at The (Bergen, N.J.) Record, where she worked with a team of reporters on a series examining the rise of public employee compensation in New Jersey, and The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, where she focused on growth and development. Adrienne’s work has also appeared in The New York Times, The St. Petersburg Times and Newsday. She edited the college newspaper at Williams College and holds a master's degree in public administration from Columbia University.