Jake Griffin
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$50,000 or $35 million: Which schools got the most in new state fundingAug 10, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information attributed to an Elgin Area School District U-46 spokeswoman. New students won't be the only fresh...
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Villa Park state senator Tom Cullerton indicted on federal embezzlement chargesAug 02, 2019 1:00 am - Democratic state Sen. Tom Cullerton of Villa Park is facing federal charges of embezzlement and making false statements in a health care matter. Prosecutors said the cha...
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Park Ridge woman stabbed to death MondayJul 30, 2019 1:00 am - Park Ridge police are interviewing a person in connection with the stabbing death of a 74-year-old woman found in her home Monday. Park Ridge Executive Officer Tom Gadom...
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$300 million quickly for community colleges from state capital program: Is it for the right projects?Jul 20, 2019 1:00 am - Billions of dollars are earmarked for dozens of community college campus projects in Illinois' capital improvement budget despite a more than 21% statewide drop in enrol...
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26,500 Cook County seniors didn't reapply for property tax discountsJul 15, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County seniors who didn't reapply for annual property tax exemptions and discounts potentially are paying an estimated $45 million more than they should. That's acc...
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Why you might pay more to buy a car in Illinois: a trade-in tax credit capJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - Car buyers are on the hook for an estimated $40 million extra in sales taxes thanks to an Illinois law starting next year that will cap trade-in tax credits for most mot...
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10 years of retirement, $1.2M in pension income. That's what average judge in Illinois receives.Jul 06, 2019 1:00 am - The average retired Illinois judge left the bench a little more than 10 years ago and has received more than $1.2 million in pension payments during that time. Meanwhile...
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Miscalculation leads to increased tax bills in Wheeling TownshipJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - A "miscalculation" of the senior freeze property tax discount by the Cook County assessor's "mainframe" computer artificially inflated thousands of tax bills for low-inc...
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Why 7,600 property owners in suburban Cook County are getting tax refundsJul 01, 2019 1:00 am - More than 7,600 suburban Cook County property owners are in line for property tax refunds. County Treasurer Maria Pappas said the refunds started showing up in property ...
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Illinois six-figure pensions grow 74% since 2015Jun 29, 2019 1:00 am - Four years ago, 12,524 retirees were receiving more than $100,000 each in annual public pension benefits from six Illinois retirement plans. Now, that number is 21,794, ...