Jake Griffin
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Legislation could close Medinah golf course tax loopholeMay 21, 2014 5:00 am - An investigation into big tax breaks sought by suburban golf courses that spurred legislative action. Why the highest-paid school district official in the state might su...
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$200,000 Elgin library grant tucked into Democrats' state budgetMay 14, 2014 1:01 am - Tucked in among the rest of the Democrats' state spending proposal for the coming year is a unique $200,000 grant earmarked for Elgin's Gail Borden Library District. Lib...
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DuPage mayors group reverses income tax supportMay 08, 2014 1:00 am - The day after a Daily Herald report outlined efforts by the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference to trade future “political leverage” for support of extending the state...
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Agency head urges tax hike support for 'leverage'May 07, 2014 4:30 am - Illinois taxpayers are set to see their income tax rate lowered at the start of next year. But not if the leadership of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference has any...
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Which suburban townships raised property taxes?Apr 30, 2014 5:30 am - Property values plummeted on average more than 20 percent from 2009 to 2012 across 50 suburban townships. Meanwhile, leaders of 36 of those townships increased property ...
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How Medinah’s proposed tax cut could cost schoolsMar 26, 2014 5:15 am - The exclusive Medinah Country Club's lush, rolling greens have played host to celebrities and golfing elites throughout their storied history, including in 2012 when the...
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Lawmaker calls for end to 13th pension paymentMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - A controversial multimillion-dollar pension perk would end under legislation proposed by state Rep. Deborah Conroy. The Villa Park Democrat, after reading a Daily Herald...
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Grayslake man facing federal armed robbery chargesMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - A Grayslake man is facing federal armed robbery charges stemming from a string of holdups at retail stores across Lake County and northern Cook County last summer. Lero...
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Rauner sweeps suburban vote from DillardMar 18, 2014 1:01 am - When state Sen. Kirk Dillard narrowly lost his bid for the GOP gubernatorial nod in 2010, he blamed the glut of fellow suburban candidates on his inability to shore up e...
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College of Lake County board spent $110,000 on travel, food over two yearsMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: To clarify information provided by the College of Lake County, details of revisions to the board's policies have been changed. It wasn't the $1,198.7...