Jake Griffin
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COD's Waterleaf staff averages $2,600 severanceAug 15, 2015 7:30 am - Nineteen employees of the College of DuPage's Waterleaf restaurant will get severances averaging nearly $2,600 when the eatery is closed at the end of the month. The col...
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Motorola Mobility cutting 500 jobs from Chicago workforceAug 13, 2015 1:00 am - Motorola Mobility, the maker of mobile devices for China-based Lenovo, is losing about a quarter of its Chicago workforce, a company spokesman said Thursday. Some 500 jo...
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Suburban red-light cameras still generating millions in revenueAug 12, 2015 5:00 am - Suburban red-light cameras are generating more revenue than ever before. But that's not what was supposed to occur. “They were going to be so successful at changing driv...
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Tiny Lakemoor gets big bucks from red-light camerasAug 05, 2015 5:30 am - More than 50,000 vehicles pass through the intersection of routes 12 and 120 in Lakemoor every day. Village officials need 50 of those drivers to get caught by red-light...
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Bartlett man receives 6-year prison sentenceJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - A 21-year-old Bartlett man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to felony drug possession. Jose Magallanes was arrested in March after mem...
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Bill would ban lobbying groups from public pensionsJul 29, 2015 1:00 am - Spurred by a Daily Herald investigation about taxpayer-funded pensions for lobbying associations, legislation was introduced Wednesday that would bar those organizations...
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What damage did Cook's sales tax hike do last time?Jul 22, 2015 5:30 am - Anyone looking for a lesson from the last time Cook County increased its sales tax rate might be surprised to learn businesses didn't see the drop in sales that their co...
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How 71% of Elgin tourism bureau's costs went to salaries, travelJul 15, 2015 5:30 am - Every time someone spends the night at an Elgin hotel, half the taxes paid on that room are intended to help fund local tourism initiatives. But a Daily Herald analysis ...
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Winfield Criterium brings out competitor in all agesJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - As he crossed the finish line for the second time Saturday afternoon, Nick Labbe exuberantly pumped his fist in the air. The first one across in this race, it was the po...
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Griffin: Taxpayers foot six-figure pension for private employeeJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - As Peter Murphy's taxpayer-funded salary nears $400,000, the cost of his eventual public pension grows with it. Last year, in addition to his $360,000 salary — more than...