Jake Griffin
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Union teacher conference costs some taxpayers twiceJun 05, 2013 5:15 am - Taxpayers in Wheeling Elementary District 21 paid $7,702 to cover the salaries of eight educators who spent a Thursday and Friday in April at a union conference in downt...
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How a retired teacher's pension adds up to $400,000May 29, 2013 5:00 am - Little-known pension program sparks debate
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1 in 12 Chicago area bridges deficientMay 24, 2013 12:00 pm - Fifteen bridges are in “critical” need of repair across the six-county Chicago metropolitan area, and nearly 300 more are considered structurally deficient, according to...
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Appeals for public information spike 22 percentMay 15, 2013 5:15 am - Why? More government denials, more public awareness
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Cary man pleads guilty to export schemeMay 13, 2013 2:15 pm - A 44-year-old Cary man has pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges Monday, admitting he bilked as many as 10 clients out of more than $1 million. Prosecutors said ...
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No Gacy victims found during search of propertyMay 10, 2013 12:41 pm - Investigators did not find any evidence of concealed graves at a Chicago property infamous serial killer John Wayne Gacy once managed in the mid-1970s. Using updated te...
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Unused state police time off cost taxpayers $7.7 millionMay 08, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois state troopers accumulate days, get paid for them at retirement
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Island Lake police chief, law firm resignApr 27, 2013 12:20 pm - After being targeted in the election by incoming Island Lake Mayor Charles Amrich, the village’s police chief and legal team have announced their resignations. Both Poli...
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Illinois nets almost $6 billion more in taxes in 2012Apr 24, 2013 5:30 am - Illinois collected nearly $6 billion more in taxes and fees in 2012 than in the year before. That's the greatest increase of any state in the nation, according to the U....
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Buffalo Grove MIT student in lockdownApr 19, 2013 12:50 pm - One of the thousands of MIT students locked down on the campus of the elite Cambridge, Mass., college is Buffalo Grove native David Jin. The MIT freshman majoring in neu...