Jake Griffin
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COD president uses $102,257 in foundation money to wine, dine donorsApr 16, 2015 5:30 am - The College of DuPage's fundraising arm allowed school President Robert Breuder to spend $102,257 of its funds - frequently with a COD Foundation-issued credit card - to...
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Incumbents sweep all three seats in North AuroraApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Incumbents have won the three seats up for grabs on the North Aurora village board. With all 10 precincts in town reporting, unofficial results show Mark Guethle and Lau...
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Still no winner for Pingree Grove mayor, 1 trustee seatApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - While two incumbent Pingree Grove village trustees won re-election Tuesday, the races for the board's third seat and village president's office were too close to call an...
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Incumbents, Siegal win in Dist. 120Apr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Both incumbents and a former employee won seats on the Mundelein High School District 120 board Tuesday, though only eight votes separate two candidates with the lowest ...
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Ruzanski, Bodganowski, Yensen winners in Lake in the HillsApr 07, 2015 1:00 am - Two incumbents and a former trustee won a six-way race for three seats on the Lake in the Hills village board. With all 27 precincts reporting, unofficial results on the...
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COD board's $66.52-a-person meal cost dwarfs other colleges'Apr 01, 2015 5:30 am - While all suburban community colleges charge taxpayers for the meals board members and senior administrators share together, none come close to how College of DuPage lea...
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Elgin downtown taxpayers clash with city over spendingMar 25, 2015 1:00 am - After getting the city council to disband a nearly 40-year-old special tax district last month, property owners in downtown Elgin want to control the purse strings and p...
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Businesses at College of DuPage targeted for back property taxesMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - A bank at College of DuPage should have been paying property taxes for the past two years, says the Milton Township assessor, who is trying to determine if more business...
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Griffin: Who benefits from business district tax?Mar 11, 2015 5:30 am - When Bill Fagi looks across the parking lot at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale, he sees where some of his profits go. Customers at Fagi's Furniture Connections in ...
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Griffin: Rauner plan could cost suburbs 25% of reservesMar 04, 2015 4:30 am - When Gov. Bruce Rauner suggested withholding half of the municipal share of income tax revenues to shore up state finances, he assumed towns could absorb the loss by dip...