Jake Griffin
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Can a state senator who's not under federal probe sponsor this fire pension bill?Oct 19, 2019 1:00 am - A bill that would limit future firefighters to only one pension passed the Illinois House nearly unanimously this year, then a Democratic Senate sponsor tucked it into a...
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Could preschool have saved AJ Freund's life?Oct 12, 2019 1:00 am - Data shows beating deaths drop sharply when children reach school age
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Expungements, tax appeals will cause hiring spree as overall Cook County jobs declineOct 10, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County will go on a hiring spree to help with court record expungements and property tax appeals, even as the total number of county jobs declines. Cook County Boar...
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How protected are suburban mall entrances?Sep 26, 2019 5:30 am - Entrances at anchor stores of many suburban shopping malls lack protective barriers that would prevent the type of vehicle assault that happened Friday at Schaumburg's W...
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911 calls from Woodfield: 'There's a maniac driving through the mall'Sep 23, 2019 1:00 am - Emergency dispatchers dealt with more than a hundred calls in the minutes after a man drove an SUV through a Sears entrance at Woodfield Mall and into the mall's common ...
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Casino revenues fall, but video gambling bolsters state's wageringSep 21, 2019 1:00 am - Gamblers brought in more money for the state than ever before last year, even though casino revenues were down. Those were among the findings in a new wagering revenue a...
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Schaumburg mayor calls on Woodfield to add entrance barriersSep 21, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg Mayor Tom Dailly says the village will demand all entrances to Woodfield Mall feature protective barriers to prevent cars or trucks from crashing through the ...
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Lake County drops murder charges against Chicago teens in fatal car burglarySep 19, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against five Chicago teenagers whose accomplice was shot and killed during an attempted car burglary near Old Mil...
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Rally urges Naperville to 'opt out' of legalized marijuana salesAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Close to 200 Naperville residents opposed to the possibility of the city eventually allowing the sale of recreational marijuana held a rally downtown Saturday urging cit...
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12 area school districts will have to raise starting teachers' salaries to $40,000 a yearAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated with the most recently available salary data. Some suburban school districts will have to raise starting salaries by as m...