Jake Griffin
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Former Cook County assessor’s clerk charged with stealing tax refundsAug 23, 2013 9:48 am - A former Cook County Assessor’s office clerk is charged with theft and misconduct for her role in what prosecutors allege was a nearly four-year “financial crimes scheme...
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Registration fees on top of taxes? Schools vary in suburbsAug 21, 2013 5:30 am - With two children in junior high and another in elementary school, Susie Johannesen’s back-to-school bill was already substantial, thanks to new clothes and classroom su...
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Former Rosemont casino bidder killed in Michigan bike crashAug 13, 2013 3:47 pm - One of the men who attempted to build a casino in Rosemont more than a decade ago was killed Monday while riding his bicycle in southwestern Michigan. Kevin F. Flynn, 46...
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Looking for a Powerball edge? Try these numbersAug 07, 2013 1:57 pm - You might want to have 23, 8, 36, 26 or 56 appear on your Powerball ticket ahead of today’s $425 million drawing. The same goes for 29 in the Powerball spot. That’s bec...
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Some suburbs keep more money in reserve than neededAug 07, 2013 5:15 am - Hainesville could go at least three years without collecting any property taxes and still have enough money in its reserve fund to cover the loss of that revenue. But do...
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Quinn defends Lake County election board decisionAug 01, 2013 5:15 am - Online voter registration was a bigger priority to Gov. Pat Quinn than not expanding the size of government in a state that leads the nation in units of government. That...
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Why will our police pension boards be in Wisconsin?Jul 31, 2013 5:30 am - Why would scores of Illinois police pension board members be spending tax dollars in Wisconsin? Why is the Lake County Board of Review offering settlements for cases alr...
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Municipal administrators are getting big raisesJul 24, 2013 5:15 am - After years of freezes, many administrators are getting more money this year
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Schaumburg man critical after crashJul 20, 2013 5:46 pm - Schaumburg police said the 75-year-old driver of a car that crashed Saturday morning is in critical condition at an area hospital. Schaumburg Police Sgt. John Nebl said ...
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Downers Grove couple died of stab woundsJul 20, 2013 4:33 pm - A Downers Grove couple found dead in their home Friday died from stab wounds, DuPage County Coroner Rich Jorgenson said Saturday after autopsies had been completed. Poli...