Jake Griffin
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One incumbent, former trustee take early CLC leadApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Incumbent Barbara Oilschlager and former College of Lake County trustee Philip Carrigan are leading in a five-way race for two 6-year terms on the college board. With al...
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Lake County voters approve electrical aggregationApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Lake County voters approved all eight electrical aggregation ballot questions posed to them during Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results show voters in five municipalit...
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Uncontested races likely mean status quo on local taxesApr 03, 2013 5:00 am - A lack of ballot competition in Tuesday's election means many homeowners aren't likely to see much in the way of policy change when it comes to property taxes. While vo...
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Primaries: Low voter turnout, big cost to taxpayersMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - Most suburban taxpayers didn't get to vote in the February primaries, but they all covered the bill for the few who did get to cast a ballot. They paid an estimated $130...
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Buffalo Grove man now faces murder-for-hire chargesMar 22, 2013 11:00 am - A former Chicago police officer — who once served time on Illinois' death row — is now facing murder-for-hire charges following his latest arrest by the FBI in October. ...
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Taxpayers' pension fund contributions up 172% in 10 yearsMar 13, 2013 4:45 am - While local government workers paid 40 percent more toward their pensions in 2011 than they did just 10 years earlier, taxpayer contributions rose 172 percent over the s...
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Former Bear, sheriff’s deputy charged with tax evasionMar 07, 2013 11:39 am - A former Chicago Bear and a Cook County sheriff’s deputy from Elk Grove Village were both charged in separate cases with failing to file federal income tax returns. Fede...
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Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educatorsMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Taxpayers outside of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 don't pay the salaries for educators working there, but they do have to help cover retirement costs for...
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School conference hotels, food, travel cost taxpayers $277,086Feb 13, 2013 4:15 am - Batavia Unit District 101 Superintendent Jack Barshinger wasn't expecting to cover the $1,929.75 tab at Morton's Steakhouse in Chicago for several of the district's boar...
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Area schools spend $574,197 during weekend in cityFeb 06, 2013 4:30 am - It cost suburban taxpayers $574,197.48 to send 735 school board members and district administrators back to the classroom. The price tag for a weekend-long conference la...