Jake Griffin
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Illinois bill would require testing school water for leadJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Every school in Illinois would have to test drinking water for lead contamination by the end of 2018 under a bill being considered by Illinois legislators. The law would...
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How much are you paying to throw it away? Depends on where you liveJan 04, 2017 4:00 am - Each week it costs West Dundee about $5.50 per house to get rid of the garbage and recyclables accumulated by its residents. Homeowners probably don't know that because ...
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Why schools won't test for leadDec 06, 2016 5:00 am - When Crystal Lake High School District 155 tested water in its schools, 60 percent of the samples showed some level of lead contamination, with eight high enough that th...
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Water testing doesn't break budgets, but many schools could pay lessDec 04, 2016 6:30 am - By the time Maine Township High School District 207 had tested all of its nearly 200 drinking water sources at its three campuses and removed, rebuilt or replaced eight ...
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How much lead is in your school's water?Dec 04, 2016 6:30 am - Part of a continuing series For years, a drinking fountain in the library at Stone Elementary School in Addison offered refreshment to anyone walking past. But re...
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Local charities harness power of Giving TuesdayNov 24, 2016 6:40 am - Just a few years old, the concept of Giving Tuesday has generated millions of dollars for charitable organizations around the world. Held five days after Thanksgiving, i...
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Streak of 40-degree days or better ends in a hurryNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - It took 223 days, but it's back. It's cold. So cold in fact that the thermometer at O'Hare International Airport the National Weather Service uses to determine Chicago's...
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Schaumburg Twp. mosque's open house draws hundredsNov 19, 2016 12:00 am - Kim Calabrese attended Saturday's open house at the Midwest Islamic Center near Schaumburg as much for her children as she did for herself. “I really wanted them to be a...
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Which suburbs' vehicle allowances count toward pensions?Nov 15, 2016 12:00 am - Does your town give its top administrator a vehicle allowance that raises his or her public pension? How much did a two-year Open Meetings Act fight between Grayslake El...
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Madigan, Democrats losing House supermajorityNov 08, 2016 6:00 pm - The Democrats' supermajority in the state House is on its way out. That means Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner doesn't have to worry about the Democrats overriding his vetoe...