Jake Griffin
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With deduction changes, should you pay next property taxes now?Dec 18, 2017 12:00 am - County treasurers are seeing a healthy uptick in homeowners prepaying next year's property taxes, thanks to a provision in the pending federal tax overhaul bill that wou...
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Why four tiny suburbs spent thousands at Chicago conferenceDec 13, 2017 4:30 am - The $6,897 spent by Round Lake Heights to send seven elected officials to the annual Illinois Municipal League conference in downtown Chicago this September is equal to ...
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Levine won't face sex abuse charges in Lake CountyDec 08, 2017 12:00 am - Famed conductor and former Ravinia Festival Music Director James Levine won't face any charges related to accusations he sexually abused a teenage boy at a hotel near Ra...
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$1,325 dinner for 11? Taxpayers cover hotels, dining, booze at conferenceDec 06, 2017 4:00 am - Hours after checking into the Hilton Chicago for the annual Illinois Municipal League conference in September, a contingent of six Addison elected officials headed out t...
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Suburban schools losing students but adding teachersNov 29, 2017 4:30 am - During a decade in which suburban schools lost thousands of students, the number of teachers is growing. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of Illinois State Bo...
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Schools want reimbursement for election securityNov 29, 2017 12:00 am - The Illinois Association of School Boards is pursuing legislation that would require local election agencies to pay any costs incurred by school districts when a school ...
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IMRF pension system hires new leaderNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago native and current City of Memphis Chief Financial Officer Brian Collins is taking over leadership of the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund early next year. Col...
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Assessors claim Lake County is unfairly taxing thousandsNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - A lawsuit filed Thursday claims policies enacted by Lake County's appointed assessment supervisor are unfairly inflating property tax bills for thousands of residents. T...
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Lure of free pizza draws 200 to Streamwood CiCi's openingNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - With a dozen grand openings under his belt, Jonathan Nowak thought he'd seen it all when it comes to the lines that form outside a CiCi's when a new franchise unlocks it...
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With Madigan leaving office, will public records access suffer?Nov 08, 2017 4:00 am - When a government denies access to records you want to see or closes a meeting you believe should be open to the public, what's your recourse? In 4,720 instances last ye...