Jake Griffin
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Boyfriend faces murder charge in Zion baby's deathAug 24, 2013 3:30 pm - While police continue to search for the remains of five-month-old Joshua Summeries in a Zion landfill, authorities have charged the boyfriend of the boy's mother with hi...
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Overdose rally in Schaumburg calls for actionAug 24, 2013 1:00 pm - Patty Lynn's son has been clean almost six months. But having sent him away to rehab multiple times and found him overdosed on heroin twice, the Villa Park woman is fami...
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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