Jake Griffin
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Bathrooms and budget focus of District 211 forumMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - Bathrooms and budgets remain the key dividing lines between two sets of candidates vying for three seats on the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board. A sta...
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District 15 candidates debate space needs, boundariesMar 18, 2017 1:00 am - Before Palatine Elementary District 15 builds, it needs to address its other issues. That was the prevailing thought from most of the 11 candidates vying for five seats ...
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Hallelujah! Chicago-area Catholics can eat meat on St. Patrick's DayMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - Let there be meat. That's the St. Patrick's Day decree from Catholic leaders throughout the area as parishioners pondered whether corned beef would be off the menu for t...
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Des Plaines man wrongfully convicted of murder going back to prisonMar 09, 2017 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man who received $25 million for spending 16 years behind bars for a murder he didn't commit is heading back to prison after admitting he shot a former gan...
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How teachers' sick leave pension perk might save you moneyMar 08, 2017 4:00 am - Many Illinois educators are taking advantage of a pension-boosting perk that some critics want to see abolished. But the benefit might actually save taxpayers money. Sta...
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You might be paying for a primary you can't vote inFeb 22, 2017 4:00 am - Next Tuesday a few voters in fewer suburban townships will head to the polls to decide who will appear on another ballot in five weeks. In many cases, the winners of tho...
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Road chief accused of taking payments, not passing them on to Dundee TownshipFeb 15, 2017 4:00 am - The Dundee Township Highway Department is under investigation by the Kane County sheriff's office - residents said they paid Highway Commissioner Larry Braasch for new d...
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Police respond to report of shots fired at Palatine shopping centerFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - Police responding to reports of shots fired at a Palatine Walmart found one person bleeding outside the store and took several others by the jewelry counter out in handc...
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Bill would lower sales tax rate but tax more thingsFeb 07, 2017 12:00 am - Legislation expected to be introduced Wednesday would lower the state sales tax rate by half a percentage point but apply the tax to more goods and services, including g...
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McSweeney reintroduces bill to abolish lieutenant governorFeb 06, 2017 12:00 am - Proposals to abolish the Illinois lieutenant governor's office have failed twice, but this time Barrington Hills Republican state Rep. David McSweeney is trying a new ap...