Jake Griffin
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Cook County building code inspections up 40% in a yearSep 23, 2013 5:06 pm - Annual inspections at businesses and multifamily housing complexes in unincorporated Cook County increased by 40 percent this year. Cook County Board President Toni Prec...
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What 167 state appointees cost taxpayers: $6.9 millionSep 18, 2013 5:30 am - Taxpayers spent nearly $6.9 million last year to cover the salaries and expenses of 167 appointed members of 23 state boards and commissions. And because the state is on...
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Naperville settles excessive force lawsuit for $435,000Sep 16, 2013 3:58 pm - Naperville officials have settled a lawsuit brought by a Lemont woman who suffered a torn rotator cuff when she struggled with police while her son was being arrested on...
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Preckwinkle’s cigarette crackdown nets $1.8 millionSep 12, 2013 1:38 pm - A crackdown on illegal cigarette sales has netted Cook County more than $1.8 million in fines since County Board President Toni Preckwinkle took office in 2010. The coun...
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Republican candidate announces bid to unseat DuckworthSep 05, 2013 5:46 pm - Backers of an Aurora woman have announced her candidacy to seek the Republican nomination for the state’s 8th District congressional seat currently held by Democrat Tamm...
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Schakowsky: ‘Shadow of Iraq’ slowing Congress on SyriaSep 04, 2013 2:32 pm - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky believes there is more than enough evidence that the Syrian government used chemical weapons to kill hundreds of its citizens, but she understan...
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Local congressional leaders struggling with SyriaSep 04, 2013 5:30 am - While congressional party leaders on both sides lined up Tuesday to support military action in Syria, suburban members of Congress aren't quite as committed. “I'm keepin...
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Cook commissioner calls for probe of McHenry County Metra dissenterAug 30, 2013 4:17 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against a controversial severance package for the transit agency’s former CEO is now being targeted by a South suburban Cook County...
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Metra board member says he’s done at end of termAug 28, 2013 2:33 pm - The lone Metra board member who voted against the controversial severance package for the agency’s former CEO says he’s leaving the board once his term expires in June. ...
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How IDOT truck escaped red-light ticketAug 28, 2013 5:15 am - Illinois Department of Transportation officials are investigating whether a veteran highway maintenance employee misused department letterhead and violated department po...