Jake Griffin
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Watchdog: Deal helps Medinah club, could hurt neighborsDec 17, 2014 4:30 am - A settlement deal that promises backloaded assessment reductions for Medinah Country Club this year through 2016 could lead to higher taxes for neighboring property owne...
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Suburbs losing phone tax revenue; will consumers pay later?Dec 10, 2014 4:00 am - Two years ago, revenue from Mount Prospect's phone tax brought in more than $3.2 million. But village officials expect it to generate barely half that amount next year. ...
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Griffin: How cautious budgeting helps keep taxes higherDec 03, 2014 4:00 am - An improving real estate market means some suburbs are bringing in far more in real estate transfer taxes than they expected. That's good for home sellers and towns, and...
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No charges in death of Carpentersville man after arrest; video releasedNov 26, 2014 4:00 am - Officials says Carpentersville arrest of man who later died was 'by the book'
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Griffin: Video gambling blamed for casino attendance dropNov 19, 2014 4:00 am - Among the tips, suggestions and questions we receive, readers often ask for an update about stories we've reported on in the past. Every so often, we'll pull those toge...
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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...