Jake Griffin
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Suburban community college foundations' scholarship amounts well below national averageApr 22, 2015 5:30 am - Suburban community college foundations place significant emphasis on providing scholarships to students, but the actual tuition aid given by the taxpayer-supported fundr...
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Berrios wins lawsuit over ethics fine for hiring relativesApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios won't have to pay a $10,000 fine imposed on him by the county's board of ethics for hiring his son and sister. That's because the ethics...
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Former Aurora smoke shop owner facing drug charges in synthetic marijuana caseApr 17, 2015 1:00 am - Almost four years after 19-year-old Max Dobner smoked a synthetic drug and died crashing his car into a North Aurora home, federal prosecutors have announced charges aga...
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COD president uses $102,257 in foundation money to wine, dine donorsApr 16, 2015 5:30 am - The College of DuPage's fundraising arm allowed school President Robert Breuder to spend $102,257 of its funds - frequently with a COD Foundation-issued credit card - to...
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Incumbents sweep all three seats in North AuroraApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Incumbents have won the three seats up for grabs on the North Aurora village board. With all 10 precincts in town reporting, unofficial results show Mark Guethle and Lau...
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Still no winner for Pingree Grove mayor, 1 trustee seatApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - While two incumbent Pingree Grove village trustees won re-election Tuesday, the races for the board's third seat and village president's office were too close to call an...
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Incumbents, Siegal win in Dist. 120Apr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Both incumbents and a former employee won seats on the Mundelein High School District 120 board Tuesday, though only eight votes separate two candidates with the lowest ...
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Ruzanski, Bodganowski, Yensen winners in Lake in the HillsApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Two incumbents and a former trustee won a six-way race for three seats on the Lake in the Hills village board. With all 27 precincts reporting, unofficial results on the...
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COD board's $66.52-a-person meal cost dwarfs other colleges'Apr 01, 2015 5:30 am - While all suburban community colleges charge taxpayers for the meals board members and senior administrators share together, none come close to how College of DuPage lea...
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Elgin downtown taxpayers clash with city over spendingMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - After getting the city council to disband a nearly 40-year-old special tax district last month, property owners in downtown Elgin want to control the purse strings and p...