Jake Griffin
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Officials in 31 suburban townships get automatic raisesAug 28, 2012 11:00 pm - Employees give themselves $661,387 in raises
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The latest on police holiday DUI stings, reader tipsAug 21, 2012 11:00 pm - The latest on police holiday DUI stings, reader tips
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Preckwinkle backtracks on comments about ReaganAug 21, 2012 6:00 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is backtracking from comments she made about former President Ronald Reagan at a downstate function Tuesday. Preckwinkle is ...
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Part-time cops don't mean big-time savingsAug 08, 2012 5:30 am - To avoid the costly insurance and pension benefits that full-time police officers receive, many suburban departments are turning to part-time officers as a way to cut co...
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Former Cook official charged in kickback schemeAug 02, 2012 5:07 pm - Federal authorities charged a former Cook County official on fraud and corruption charges Thursday. Eugene Mullins, 48, of Chicago, is the county’s former director of pu...
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Why you could wait 2 years for tax appeal board answerJul 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Property owners who aren't satisfied with their tax assessments after appealing through local channels can always take it a step higher to the Illinois Property Tax Appe...
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Two men receive prison sentences for child pornJul 27, 2012 1:28 pm - Two suburban men have received federal prison sentences after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Lubos Albrecht, 25, formerly of Lockport, was sentenced to 12...
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Suburban men charged in collectibles auction fraudJul 25, 2012 1:00 pm - Four men are facing federal charges amid allegations they rigged auctions that inflated prices or misrepresented the authenticity of items ranging from a rare baseball c...
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Seven face federal fraud charges in mortgage 'scheme'Jul 24, 2012 4:00 pm - Seven men, mainly from the suburbs, are facing federal fraud charges stemming from what prosecutors called a “scheme” to bilk mortgage lenders out of more than $8.5 mill...
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Board of Review analysts charged in bribe schemeJul 18, 2012 1:35 pm - Two Cook County Board of Review analysts are charged with accepting a $1,500 bribe to reduce property tax assessments on residential properties. Thomas Hawkins, 48, and ...