Jake Griffin
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Lookout in Streamwood grocery robbery gets 15 yearsOct 13, 2015 1:00 am - The Chicago man convicted of serving as the lookout during an armed robbery of a Streamwood grocery store in 2012 was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday. Joseph Bob...
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How much is Gliniewicz investigation costing taxpayers?Oct 07, 2015 5:30 am - In the first three weeks after the still-unsolved Sept. 1 shooting death of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, taxpayers in 50 suburban jurisdictions paid mo...
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Grand jury subpoenas COD records on Waterleaf spendingSep 29, 2015 1:00 am - A DuPage County grand jury has subpoenaed spending records by College of DuPage officials at a now-defunct upscale campus restaurant as part of an ongoing criminal inves...
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If bag was a hoax, what happens to Patrick Kane investigation?Sep 25, 2015 1:00 am - About the only thing legal experts can agree on about the latest twist in the Patrick Kane sexual assault case is that it's "weird." "It's flat out crazy everything that...
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Why some park districts want to dump lobby groupSep 16, 2015 5:30 am - When Glen Ellyn Park District commissioner Jay Kinzler learned the head of the state parks association was making $360,000 to lead the private lobbying group largely fun...
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Images: An Hour in ... Elk Grove VillageSep 13, 2015 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is home to one of the world's largest industrial parks and to quiet residential neighborhoods. Its giant business tax base allows the village to provid...
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Rita Moreno chugs into Chicago as busy as everSep 11, 2015 6:00 am - What do you do when you're one of the few people whose entertainment career has earned you Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards? Well, if you're Rita Moreno, you keep on ...
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Townships collect tax money to help needy, but most goes to salaries, overheadSep 09, 2015 5:00 am - Of the $152,062 spent by Avon Township on its charitable initiatives in 2014, only $10,740 actually went to those in need. The remaining $141,322 went to pay salaries an...
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Experts: Need for attention drives most false police reportsSep 03, 2015 1:00 am - In the midst of investigating the 1999 deaths of Marilyn Lemak's three young children at the hands of their mother, Ray McGury — then a Naperville police detective — got...
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Des Plaines man who won millions in wrongful conviction settlement faces new chargesAug 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Des Plaines man who once was awarded $25 million by a jury for his wrongful murder conviction is facing federal gun charges following a shooting last week. Thaddeus Ji...