Jake Griffin
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Where rising assessments are boosting property tax bills mostMay 31, 2017 5:32 am - Property tax assessments are climbing right along with housing prices in the suburbs, which means bigger tax bills for some homeowners. The assessed value of residential...
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Population decline now reaching into suburbsMay 25, 2017 5:30 am - After years of modest growth, Chicago and most suburbs have seen declining population in the last several years. That's according to the latest population estimates of C...
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How would Sun-Times sale affect media landscape?May 16, 2017 1:00 am - Area media mavens don't expect great changes in the way Chicagoans get their news if the sale of the Chicago Sun-Times to the parent company of its longtime newsgatherin...
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Why Lake Villa Township wants to buy a failing golf courseMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - About half of Lake Villa Township's $1.4 million reserves would be spent in a plan to buy a failing golf course located mostly outside the township. Lake Villa Township ...
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Fentanyl derivative causing more overdose deathsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - A variant of a popular drug is causing an increased number of overdose deaths in Cook County this year. Forty-four overdose deaths so far this year can be attributed to ...
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Why your tax bill could go up if homeowner's exemption changesMay 03, 2017 5:00 am - A proposal billed as a way to provide property tax relief to Illinois homeowners might actually have the opposite effect for many taxpayers. By a 108-1 vote last month, ...
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Schaumburg murder suspect's prior crimes deportable under new Trump policyApr 22, 2017 1:00 am - When Bulmaro Mejia-Maya, now a suspect in the slaying of Tiffany Thrasher of Schaumburg, pleaded guilty in 2013 to a charge of misdemeanor battery, he avoided the radar ...
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Spending per student ranges from $8,500 to $32,000 in suburbsApr 19, 2017 5:00 am - The $32,278 spent on every student in Rondout Elementary District 72 last year was almost enough to cover the cost of educating four students at Big Hollow Elementary Di...
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Tax mix-up could cost newly elected District 25 board memberApr 14, 2017 1:00 am - A property tax mix-up involving new Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 board member Anisha Patel's home resulted in her family saving more than $12,000 by paying t...
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Suburban school districts holding millions of dollars more in reserve than state recommendsApr 12, 2017 5:30 am - Kildeer-Countryside Elementary District 96 recently spent $9 million to accommodate all-day kindergarten, bought iPads for all students, and renovated classrooms and add...