Jake Griffin
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Pets (and people) brave first snow for costume paradeOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Hot dogs were in short supply as snow and high winds whipped through Saturday's Randhurst Village Fall Festival Pet Parade in Mount Prospect. In costumes running the gam...
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Early voting begins Monday: Where you can go to do itOct 20, 2018 1:00 am - Starting Monday, voters have 15 days to cast ballots at dozens of early voting sites throughout the suburbs ahead of the Nov. 6 election. The popularity of early voting ...
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Education advocates call for better funding, more counselorsOct 16, 2018 1:00 am - More education funding, additional guidance staff, better access to advanced classes and focusing on practical career experiences could stem the flow of graduating high ...
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114-mile round trip, $125 hotel bill. District 50 school board's travel tab tops $34,000 since 2017.Oct 10, 2018 5:00 am - A 114-mile round trip drive from her Gurnee home to a workshop in Naperville June 9 was too much for a longtime Woodland Elementary District 50 school board member. So s...
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Rauner, Pritzker spread their money around to political campaigns and organizationsOct 09, 2018 5:31 am - Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker has donated to nearly six times as many political allies as Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner since the start of 2017, but Ra...
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An expert on ISIS, former Daily Herald reporter returning for lecture on terrorismSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - Within the past few days Rukmini Callimachi has received what she believes is the fourth "official" threat on her life from Islamic State terrorists. She was informed in...
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How much is your township road district taxing per mile?Sep 26, 2018 5:00 am - Even as Naperville Township officials were touting consolidation efforts to lower property taxes for residents, the road district was collecting more taxes than ever bef...
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Fire guts White Pines house as firefighters hampered by water main breaksSep 21, 2018 1:00 am - Firefighters from five suburban agencies were battling a massive house fire in an unincorporated part of DuPage County near Bensenville Thursday evening when their hoses...
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How to stay safe in a natural gas leakSep 14, 2018 1:00 am - Thursday's massive explosions throughout the Merrimack Valley in Massachusetts north of Boston are preliminarily being blamed on over-pressurized natural gas lines that ...
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Tax cuts in 18 school districts? It's possible, thanks to referendums on next April's ballotSep 12, 2018 5:30 am - At least 18 suburban school districts could see property tax collections slashed next year, some by as much as 10 percent. An 11th-hour addition to a 2017 Illinois schoo...