Jake Griffin
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Could Prospect Heights condo fire have been prevented? Why it spread so quicklyJul 21, 2018 1:00 am - When firefighters were alerted to a fire at one of the 16 buildings that make up the River Trails Condominium complex in Prospect Heights Wednesday afternoon, they knew ...
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Your suburb's take from new online sales tax? $1.76 a personJul 11, 2018 5:00 am - A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that all online purchases are subject to sales tax brought an anticipated $140 million windfall for Illinois this year. But the share...
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Fireball lights up evening sky in suburbsJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - A green-tinted meteor blazed a long trail across the sky that was visible at dusk Sunday throughout suburban Chicago and much of the Midwest. The American Meteor Society...
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Lobster, mac & cheese, soul food: The food truck choices at Arlington Park festJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - For some it was a sprint and others a marathon, but whatever race they chose through Arlington Park's 5th annual Food Truck Festival Saturday, most eaters left fulfilled...
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Rudd's medical expert says wife died from 'internal decapitation'Jun 28, 2018 1:00 am - There was another twist Thursday in the already strange saga of Donnie Rudd, a former attorney accused of killing Noreen Kumeta, his 19-year-old bride of just one month,...
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Seniors, did you forget to renew your property tax exemption?Jun 27, 2018 5:33 am - When Cook County property tax bills start arriving in the mail next week, some homeowners who are 65 and older are going to see higher bills than they should. That's bec...
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About 70 separated immigrant children sheltered in Chicago areaJun 22, 2018 1:00 am - About 70 immigrant children who were separated from their parents during President Donald Trump's two-month "zero tolerance" illegal immigration crackdown are being hous...
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Average property tax bills jump 3% in northwest Cook CountyJun 20, 2018 1:00 am - When Cook County property tax bills start arriving in the mail next month, the average homeowner in northwest Cook County can expect to see a bump of about $213 over wha...
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No increase to taxes or fees to close Cook County budget gapJun 19, 2018 12:01 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle has no plans to add or increase taxes and fees to close an anticipated $82 million gap in the county's upcoming 2019 budget....
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Suburban school districts pay penalties for giving raises over 6 percentJun 13, 2018 5:00 am - Taxpayers in 58 suburban school districts spent a combined $820,980 last year to cover state penalties for dozens of teachers and administrators whose annual pay raises ...