Jake Griffin
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Northbrook Court evacuated for gas leakNov 16, 2013 4:25 pm - An upscale mall in Northbrook was evacuated for about an hour Saturday afternoon because of a gas leak. Northbrook Court security evacuated shops at about 2:30 p.m., acc...
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Schaumburg sweets show draws hungry crowdNov 16, 2013 4:00 pm - A half-hour into her visit to America's Baking and Sweets Show Saturday at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, Caryn Doner was still on the hunt for the best r...
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Colliding fronts creating Chicago area weather havocNov 16, 2013 1:28 pm - Hazardous weather warnings for the Chicago area have been issued by the National Weather Service. A warm front Saturday brought high winds and rain that are expected to ...
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Barrington launches White House renovation planNov 16, 2013 12:00 pm - At 115 years old, Barrington's “White House” now stands more like an elderly widow greeting visitors who pass through her neighborhood than the architectural grand dame ...
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Housing crash pushed bigger tax load onto seniorsNov 13, 2013 4:15 am - Many Illinois seniors on fixed incomes are actually paying more property taxes these days because of the drastic decline in the value of their homes in recent years. Tha...
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First Boston for Hawthorn Woods man, then LAXNov 01, 2013 12:01 pm - A Hawthorn Woods couple had just picked up their luggage and were heading to rent a car at Los Angeles International Airport when they became enveloped in the chaos of a...
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Cook forest preserve engineer charged in kickback plotOct 31, 2013 12:40 pm - A former Cook County Forest Preserve District engineer faces federal bribery charges for, prosecutors say, accepting $10,000 in kickbacks for work performed at two distr...
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Cook County analysts guilty of taking bribes to lower assessmentsOct 28, 2013 1:11 pm - Two former Cook County Board of Review analysts were convicted Monday of accepting a $1,500 bribe to lower assessments on several properties. The Chicago men, who are ha...
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Palatine man facing federal fraud chargesOct 25, 2013 12:32 pm - A 39-year-old Palatine man is facing federal fraud charges stemming from a real estate scheme that prosecutors claim lost investors $5.5 million. Arthur Lin was indicted...
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'Sin' tax hikes don't yield long-term revenue spikesOct 23, 2013 5:15 am - Sin isn't as profitable as it once was. While state lawmakers continue to increase taxes on liquor, cigarettes and gambling, revenues from the so-called “sin taxes” aren...