Jake Griffin
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Woman inside home bus hit: It just pushed the bed across the roomOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - No injuries were reported after a school bus collided with a car and crashed into the side of a house Thursday morning in Elk Grove Village. The driver was the only occu...
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State's video gambling revenues outpace casinos for first timeOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Video gambling is now more profitable than casino gambling for Illinois. The state made $296 million from the machines during the 2017 fiscal year that ended June 30. Me...
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Why only Cook County homeowners are getting a bigger tax exemptionOct 11, 2017 5:30 am - Cook County homeowners are getting a property tax break that their counterparts in other counties aren't. The $7,000 homeowners exemption and $5,000 senior citizen exemp...
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Mundelein native, Stevenson grad dies from rattlesnake bite in ColoradoOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Former Mundelein resident was hiking Colorado mountain trail
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Firefighters battle Vernon Hills blazeOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - Firefighters from Countryside Fire Protection District extinguished a house fire on the 200 block of Amber Lane in Vernon Hills. District officials said they were called...
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Kitchen fire injures Naperville residentOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville woman was injured in a kitchen fire Sunday afternoon that left a single-family home on the city's southeast side uninhabitable. Naperville fire officials sa...
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Why high school football programs are losing playersOct 06, 2017 11:00 am - Since first grade, 14-year-old Henry Wagner has spent autumn afternoons practicing and playing football. This year, the Naperville teen traded in his helmet and shoulder...
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Votes to repeal Cook County soda tax said to be veto-proofOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Cook County Board commissioners are claiming victory in the battle over the much-maligned sweetened beverage tax. Commissioner Sean Morrison, a Palos Park Rep...
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Brian Wilson talks about 'Pet Sounds' ... well, kind ofOct 04, 2017 11:00 am - Don't try to get too deep with Brian Wilson. The music legend who wrote and produced one of the greatest and most influential albums of all time with The Beach Boys' "Pe...
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How you can stay safe in a crowdOct 02, 2017 1:00 am - If a mass shooting happens near you, what you do - and how quickly you do it - can affect your chances of survival. Something as simple as how you handle your phone can ...