Jake Griffin
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Which suburbs are borrowing the most?Feb 03, 2016 4:30 am - See how much your town is borrowing
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Suburban substitute teacher charged with sexually assaulting studentJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - A substitute teacher who has worked for several years in school districts throughout Cook and DuPage counties is facing sexual assault charges after a 10-year-old female...
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Lutheran Social Services cuts 30 programs due to state budgetJan 22, 2016 12:00 am - An array of social services - from suburban drug and mental health services to help for homebound senior citizens - were shuttered Friday and staff members laid off beca...
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How St. Charles library had funds to grow despite voters' rejectionJan 19, 2016 12:00 am - Voters said "no" a few years ago to expanding the St. Charles library, but now library officials are pursuing a scaled-back expansion anyway. They say they've saved up r...
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Is your town hiring? Suburbs add jobs after long declineJan 13, 2016 4:30 am - After years of decline following the Great Recession, local government staffing is starting to rise again. According to a Daily Herald analysis of 61 suburbs, 31 of them...
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Are you playing? These are the most common Powerball numbersJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - Over the course of Powerball's 24-year history, no numbered red ball has popped out of the lottery's drawing machine more frequently than the one with the number “20” st...
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Bill would limit government travel expensesJan 08, 2016 12:00 am - Calling it one way to rein in property taxes, Barrington Hills Republican state Rep. David McSweeney has introduced a bill that would limit travel expenses for local gov...
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Why some retired teachers get two pensionsDec 30, 2015 4:00 am - Each month, more than 700 retired suburban educators receive two pension checks for their years of work in the same school district. Because of a quirk in the state's pe...
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Owners plan to reopen collapsed Aurora-area sports domeDec 30, 2015 12:00 am - Owners of an Aurora-area sports dome that collapsed during Monday's sleet storm plan to rebuild and reopen. "Past history dictates that it takes months, and especially i...
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Lake County jail hosts annual holiday partyDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - Hundreds of pounds of frozen turkeys, hams and other food as well as scores of toys were distributed to families Saturday morning in the lobby of the intake area of the ...