Jake Griffin
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Wisconsin man indicted after teen's rescue from Schaumburg hotelOct 25, 2017 1:00 am - A 33-year-old Wisconsin man was indicted on federal sex trafficking charges after investigators rescued a 17-year-old girl from a Schaumburg hotel in August. Prosecutors...
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Schaumburg, Oak Brook the only suburban sites in state's Amazon pitchOct 20, 2017 1:00 am - Two suburban sites are among 10 locations Illinois is pitching to Amazon for the online retail giant's second national headquarters. Schaumburg's longtime Motorola Solut...
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Woman inside home bus hit: It just pushed the bed across the roomOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - No injuries were reported after a school bus collided with a car and crashed into the side of a house Thursday morning in Elk Grove Village. The driver was the only occu...
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State's video gambling revenues outpace casinos for first timeOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - Video gambling is now more profitable than casino gambling for Illinois. The state made $296 million from the machines during the 2017 fiscal year that ended June 30. Me...
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Why only Cook County homeowners are getting a bigger tax exemptionOct 11, 2017 5:30 am - Cook County homeowners are getting a property tax break that their counterparts in other counties aren't. The $7,000 homeowners exemption and $5,000 senior citizen exemp...
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Mundelein native, Stevenson grad dies from rattlesnake bite in ColoradoOct 09, 2017 1:00 am - Former Mundelein resident was hiking Colorado mountain trail
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Firefighters battle Vernon Hills blazeOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - Firefighters from Countryside Fire Protection District extinguished a house fire on the 200 block of Amber Lane in Vernon Hills. District officials said they were called...
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Kitchen fire injures Naperville residentOct 08, 2017 1:00 am - A Naperville woman was injured in a kitchen fire Sunday afternoon that left a single-family home on the city's southeast side uninhabitable. Naperville fire officials sa...
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Why high school football programs are losing playersOct 06, 2017 11:00 am - Since first grade, 14-year-old Henry Wagner has spent autumn afternoons practicing and playing football. This year, the Naperville teen traded in his helmet and shoulder...
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Votes to repeal Cook County soda tax said to be veto-proofOct 06, 2017 1:00 am - Republican Cook County Board commissioners are claiming victory in the battle over the much-maligned sweetened beverage tax. Commissioner Sean Morrison, a Palos Park Rep...