Jake Griffin
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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...
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Pedestrian dies after being struck by SUV on Route 31Oct 23, 2019 1:00 am - A 31-year-old Crystal Lake man was struck and killed by an SUV Wednesday morning while walking in a northbound lane on Route 31 near his hometown. McHenry County sheriff...
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Police: Woman stabbed mother walking with child in Lake County forest preserveOct 22, 2019 1:00 am - Lake County Forest Preserve police officials said they have a woman in custody in connection with a Monday afternoon stabbing on a trail in Grant Woods Forest Preserve n...
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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 ...