Jake Griffin
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Illinois took in $1.5 billion more than expected last monthMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - State revenue for April exceeded projections by $1.5 billion, according to a letter sent to legislative leaders by state finance officials. The windfall all but covers t...
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2 dead, 2 missing in Waukegan plant explosionMay 04, 2019 1:00 am - Two are dead and two others are still missing after a late Friday explosion at a manufacturing plant on Waukegan's northwest side. Rescuers recovered one body Saturday, ...
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Here for the hats ... and the horses on Derby Day at ArlingtonMay 04, 2019 1:00 am - It's all about the hat on Derby Day at Arlington International Racecourse. Or at least it is for Brandon Massey. "I own this hat to wear on one occasion," the Palatine m...
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Community says goodbye to AJ Freund at packed visitationMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - Most of the hundreds of people filing past 5-year-old Andrew "AJ" Freund's closed casket Friday afternoon had probably never seen the boy, let alone met him. But the com...
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State Senate approves constitutional shift to graduated income taxMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - The Illinois state Senate voted today to eliminate the constitutional requirement of a flat income tax. The vote passed 40-19 along strict party lines in the Democratic...
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Warrant: AJ's father says his mother killed the boyMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - AJ Freund's father led authorities to his grave. That's according to a search warrant for the land where AJ was found last week. In the warrant, obtained by the Daily He...
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'Our little superhero': Relatives say they weren't allowed to see AJ Freund for more than a yearApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - AJ Freund's extended family, including the cousin who raised and fostered him for the first 18 months of his life, issued a statement Tuesday thanking the community and ...
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Report: Aurora shooter vowed to kill everyone during warehouse rampageApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - The man who killed five employees and wounding five Aurora police officers during a workplace shooting rampage in February warned co-workers he planned to kill everyone ...
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The short and chaotic life of AJ Freund: What DCFS and police saw and didApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - Wrapped in bandages on Halloween 2017, AJ Freund wasn't dressed as a mummy. His mother, JoAnn Cunningham, told a Crystal Lake neighbor the boy had pulled boiling water o...
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'DCFS is afraid of getting sued': Experts on the possible reasons AJ Freund's parents retained custodyApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - Police, neighbors and even family members questioned the fitness of AJ Freund's parents. It happened on multiple occasions, and still JoAnn Cunningham and Andrew Freund ...