Jake Griffin
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Resident miss millions in quirky Dist. 220 tax rebatesNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - Dist. 220 residents in Lake County could get rebates — if they apply
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Pedestrian struck by train near Palatine still unidentifiedNov 16, 2013 4:42 pm - The Cook County medical examiner’s office is listing the death of an unidentified man who was struck by a Metra train in Palatine Friday evening as “accidental.” Police ...
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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...