Jake Griffin
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State police finish investigation into Carpentersville deathNov 19, 2014 12:01 am - A three-month investigation into the death of a 31-year-old Carpentersville man who scuffled with police shortly before he died has been completed by the Illinois State ...
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Report: Internal bleeding killed Carpentersville man after arrestNov 17, 2014 12:00 am - Kane County Coroner Rob Russell released his report Monday on the death of 31-year-old Joshua Paul, nearly three months after the Carpentersville man's autopsy was perfo...
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Taxpayers in neighboring districts funding legal fight in Dist. 211 rape caseNov 12, 2014 4:00 am - For eight years, taxpayers in three suburban high school districts have been helping fund a legal fight between another school district and the families of five special ...
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Durbin re-elected, says race was toughest of his careerNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - Incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin won a fourth term Tuesday in a race he called the toughest of his career. "What the lesson is for tonight is ... that people a...
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Schakowsky wins easily in 9th House DistrictNov 03, 2014 10:00 pm - Longtime U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky easily outpaced a trio of long shots Tuesday night to win her eighth term in Congress. The Evanston Democrat faced two write-in candida...
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Griffin: Carpentersville is 'violating' state law, attorney general saysOct 29, 2014 5:00 am - By refusing to release the arrest report and accompanying video of a traffic stop involving a man who died less than 24 hours later at an Elgin hospital, Carpentersville...
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Griffin: Some residents taxed twice for sheriff patrolsOct 22, 2014 4:30 am - Taxpayers living in the unincorporated parts of Bloomingdale, Wayne and York townships in DuPage County are on the hook for an extra $108,000 per township next year to p...
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Carpentersville defies ruling to release post-traffic stop death detailsOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - Carpentersville officials are refusing to abide by a ruling from Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office compelling them to release details about the arrest of a man who ...
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Teachers get most of their demands in proposed Hinsdale contractOct 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Most of the Hinsdale High School District 86 teachers union's demands are being met in a new two-year contract expected to be ratified Monday by the school board. That's...
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Man accused of shooting McHenry Co. cops had rocky military historyOct 17, 2014 1:01 am - The man accused of shooting two McHenry County deputies had an "expert" rifle rating - the Army's top grade - along with a troubled and checkered service history, milita...