Jake Griffin
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How you could swim in filth at suburban beachesJun 12, 2013 5:15 am - Bacteria counts were so high in Woods Creek Lake at Indian Trail Beach in Lake in the Hills last year that swimming was banned for eight days. That's despite test result...
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Quinn renews online horse betting lawJun 07, 2013 3:46 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Friday that renews online horse betting for residents. Though the state law allowing the practice expired in late 2012, two c...
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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...