Jake Griffin
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Is Chicago targeting the 'burbs with its fee hikes?Oct 19, 2011 5:45 am - First there was the Illinois Tollway Authority with a decision to nearly double tolls. Then came word that Metra wants to increase fares roughly 25 percent throughout it...
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Get ready for 70% water rate hike if Emanuel gets his wayOct 14, 2011 5:45 am - If Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel gets his way, many suburban families will soon pay 70 percent more for their water. Under the new mayor’s first budget proposal, Emanuel is...
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Did your taxes go up because of schools?Oct 12, 2011 6:00 am - Schools always take the biggest chunk of property taxes, making up roughly 70 percent of a suburban property owner's tax bill. So when tax rates for 84 suburban school ...
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By the numbersOct 12, 2011 6:00 am - Here’s a look at some key figures from an analysis of the property tax rates of 84 suburban school districts in six counties. 83: Number of school districts where rates ...
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Gacy victims exhumed to ID themOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - For several months after the 1978 arrest of John Wayne Gacy, Des Plaines Police Cmdr. Joe Kozenczak's work day began with stacks of phone messages from people wondering ...
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Property tax appeals favor businesses in Cook CountyOct 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Many Cook County homeowners opened their tax bills this week to find the amount they owed went up, even though the assessed value of their property went down. In the Nor...
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Cook County unveils new database websiteSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - In an effort to make government operations more transparent, Cook County officials unveiled a new website Wednesday featuring data catalogs from a variety of departments...
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Cook County property tax rates climbSep 22, 2011 12:00 am - Property owners in suburban Cook County are facing higher property tax rates as property values decline. Cook County Clerk David Orr released the list of tax rates for s...
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Election board fines $21.5 million, gets $1.2 millionSep 21, 2011 12:00 am - It could have been a lot worse than $3,679 for Fred Crespo. The Hoffman Estates Democratic state representative's campaign has been fined more than $50,000 for finance r...
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Cook County tax bills late for 34th straight yearSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - The second installment of Cook County's property tax bills will be mailed out late for the 34th consecutive year, but earlier than the past few years. That's if everythi...