Jake Griffin
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Where slaves hid while traveling on Underground Railroad in suburbsFeb 03, 2018 12:00 am - Despite Illinois' status as a free state, runaway slaves and free blacks did not find the state accommodating in its earliest days. Slave owners in southern Illinois wer...
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Serial stowaway ordered held for mental health examJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - A serial stowaway from Grayslake who defied an order to stay away from O'Hare International Airport will remain behind bars after a judge ordered her Wednesday to underg...
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Duckworth taps downstate principal as State of the Union guestJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - A high school principal from downstate Cairo is attending tonight's State of the Union address as U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's guest. Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democra...
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Did Cook County's failed soda tax cause sales taxes to fizzle, too?Jan 17, 2018 4:30 am - Cook County's short-lived penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages not only failed to bring in as much revenue as projected, but it might also have cost the county mil...
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Man accused in Facebook video torture faces new chargeJan 10, 2018 12:00 am - One of the men accused of beating and torturing a mentally disabled man last year in an attack broadcast on Facebook is facing a new battery charge following a recent ja...
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The flu is worse this year: 5 things you need to knowJan 09, 2018 12:00 am - The flu really is worse this year. But just how bad it's going to get remains to be seen since most local hospitals haven't seen the peak of flu-stricken patients yet. T...
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Who gets the interest from the property taxes you paid early?Jan 03, 2018 4:30 am - Lake County homeowners have already paid at least $60 million of the property taxes due this year. But that money won't be distributed to the local taxing bodies for rou...
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'Something was there:' Chicago expert on O'Hare UFO, government programDec 21, 2017 4:30 am - Seeing a lot of UFOs lately? Not in the sky, but in headlines or on TV? Well, you're not alone. A New York Times exposé on a secret $22 million, five-year joint venture...
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Taxpayers cover costs of state agencies to exhibit at conferenceDec 20, 2017 4:35 am - Taxpayers who covered the costs of sending local officials to a three-day Illinois Municipal League conference also paid to send public agencies to exhibit there. Six st...
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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...