Jake Griffin
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Which suburbs are income tax givers and takers?Jun 18, 2014 5:00 am - Since municipalities and counties share in the income taxes collected by the state, how much is coming back home? That depends on where you live. Some suburban workers p...
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Would consolidation reduce library administrative costs?Jun 04, 2014 5:00 am - Widely fluctuating pay throughout the suburbs for top library administrators is causing some to wonder if consolidation would curb salary growth and ultimately cut costs...
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Slain Bartlett soldier's family blasts defense secretaryJun 04, 2014 1:00 am - The family of slain Bartlett soldier Matthew Martinek is blasting U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's assertion that he is unaware of any U.S. soldiers perishing while ...
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Scouts open recruitment center at WoodfieldMay 31, 2014 1:01 am - The Boy Scouts celebrated the official opening of a unique recruitment center Saturday with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony at Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall. Video games...
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Tiniest competitor triumphs at Bloomingdale eating contestMay 31, 2014 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information about the Illinois state hot dog eating record. Big appetites come in small packages. Or at least ...
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Ex-state Rep. Farnham indicted on child porn chargesMay 23, 2014 1:00 am - Former Elgin state Rep. Keith Farnham was indicted by a federal grand jury on a litany of child pornography charges. Farnham, 66, a Democrat who served six years in the ...
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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...