Jake Griffin
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How to calculate your taxes under Pritzker's planMar 07, 2019 12:00 am - It takes a little bit of math to figure out how Gov. J.B. Pritzker's graduated income tax proposal will affect Illinois workers. If passed by lawmakers and then by voter...
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Cause of massive Metra delays: A worker fell on the circuit boardMar 01, 2019 12:00 am - An Amtrak worker fell onto a circuit board during a server upgrade Thursday morning and caused hourslong delays for Metra riders stuck on crowded trains going to and lea...
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Tax Watchdog: One-third of suburban educators paid more than $90,000Feb 27, 2019 4:30 am - Wheeling Elementary District 21 Superintendent Michael Connolly knows payroll for his district is higher than average, but he doesn't expect that to change any time soon...
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How Cook County sheriff wants to fix the FOID revocation, weapons retrieval processFeb 22, 2019 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is proposing a task force in each county of the state that would handle Firearm Owner Identification Card revocation and weapon retrieval af...
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South Elgin man sues Meijer after getting wrong form of medicationFeb 14, 2019 12:00 am - Jim Danz was being wheeled out of his South Elgin home by paramedics on a stretcher, in the throes of what he thought was his second heart attack in barely a week. "It w...
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Body found in burning car near Gurnee identified as Milwaukee womanFeb 07, 2019 12:00 am - Lake County authorities identified a body found inside a burning car near Gurnee late Saturday as a 56-year-old Wisconsin woman who had been reported missing earlier in ...
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Is $2.8 million too much for Maine Township to hold in reserve?Feb 06, 2019 4:02 am - With more than $2.4 million in its general assistance reserve fund, Maine Township could have gone more than 2½ years without adding additional tax revenue and maintaine...
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Impending thaw could create dreaded roof ice damsJan 31, 2019 12:00 am - Just because your house survived the prolonged arctic temperatures this week doesn't mean you're out of the woods. The looming thaw expected to result from a weekend ent...
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Cook County tax bills mailed, due March 1Jan 30, 2019 12:00 am - Bills for the first installment of Cook County property taxes are in the mail and due by March 1. Payments received after March 1 will be assessed a late fee. The bills ...
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When is it cold enough to close schools?Jan 25, 2019 12:00 am - After Naperville Unit District 203 Superintendent Dan Bridges posted on his Twitter account Thursday night that he was monitoring weather conditions to determine if scho...