Jake Griffin
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A drop in people, a $1 billion rise in property taxesNov 30, 2019 12:00 am - Property tax collections by local governments in Illinois increased nearly $1 billion between 2017 and 2018 even as the state lost thousands of residents over that year....
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Primaries likely in several congressional, suburban legislative racesNov 25, 2019 12:00 am - Primary election battles are shaping up in a number of congressional and state legislative races in the suburbs as candidates began submitting their candidate petitions ...
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Buffalo Grove police identify suspect in 'targeted' double homicide at condo complexNov 18, 2019 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove police believe a married couple shot to death in a condominium parking garage Sunday night were targeted by their assailant, and they say they are looking ...
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Public safety pension investment returns are missing targets - by nearly $1 billionNov 09, 2019 12:00 am - Over the past five years, 642 public safety pension funds in the suburbs and downstate have received more than $3.2 billion in investment returns. However, those funds w...
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The search for warning signs in death of young AJ FreundNov 04, 2019 1:00 am - In the wake of Crystal Lake 5-year-old AJ Freund's murder in April, we began researching shortcomings and failures of the state's child welfare policies. We knew the Il...
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Longtime Mount Prospect Japanese eatery closesNov 02, 2019 12:00 am - A staple of the Mount Prospect restaurant scene for more than 40 years is closing. Kampai Japanese Steak House's Facebook page late Friday announced the business' closur...
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Record-breaking snow likely for Halloween. How's that for scary?Oct 30, 2019 1:00 am - Who's dreaming of a white Halloween? Meteorologists at the National Weather Service say the suburbs are probably going to get one, and a record-breaking one at that. How...
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Hundreds turn out for downtown Glen Ellyn Halloween eventOct 26, 2019 1:00 am - The mere thought of a bucket full of candy was enough to give most kids a sugar rush Saturday morning in downtown Glen Ellyn. Evelyn Lechner, a 6-year-old from Glen Elly...
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WTTW's 'Check, Please!' returns Friday highlighting more Chicago and suburban restaurantsOct 25, 2019 6:00 am - Alpana Singh was helping her niece in the kitchen while she talked about the 19th season of WTTW's venerable restaurant review series, "Check, Please!," which debuts Fri...
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Mecum Auctions brings car show and more to SchaumburgOct 25, 2019 1:00 am - Mainly a Porsche guy, Bob Burnham is ultimately a car guy. That's why the Elburn car collector found himself pretty enamored by a 1994 Mercedes-Benz with a unique emeral...