Alina Rubin (left), a Niles-Maine District Library cardholder and Niles resident who won the 2022 Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project Award for self-published books for “A Girl With A Knife”, stands with State Sen. Ram Villivalam, who read a State Senate proclamation honoring Rubin’s accomplishment, Monday, April 24. (Tom Robb/Journal photo) Alina Rubin,
Rebecca Taniguchi of St. Charles/Campton Hills has been chosen as one of three finalists in the statewide Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author Project competition for her novel "Hiro s War."