Jake Griffin
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Free rides for suburban seniors end on mass transitAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - The free ride is over for most of the state's senior citizens who utilize mass transit in the Chicago area. Starting today, only low-income seniors will have free access...
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Family connections in Rosemont net $2 million in payAug 31, 2011 12:00 am - The Stephens name means a lot to residents of Rosemont. It also costs a lot. The 10 members of the Stephens family on the village's payroll received almost $1 million in...
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FOIA changes create 'nuisance' class, critics sayAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Changes to the state's Freedom of Information Act allow government agencies to delay response times to individuals who are deemed to have made too many requests. The “re...
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Glitch leaves local lottery winners without cashAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Lottery could use some of Brian Ringle's luck. A glitch with a new operating system that went live Sunday kept lottery winners from receiving their promised...
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How much does your township supervisor make? $106,000 in VernonAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - William Peterson was a school administrator. Now, he makes $106,000 a year as the Vernon Township supervisor. Christina Campos worked in the Girl Scouts organization. No...
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Addison native takes on Robert Ludlum franchiseAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - When Jamie Freveletti used to ride her bike as a child in the summer over the bubbling tar roads in what was then rural Addison, there was an odd-shaped building that al...
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Cook sheriff asks public’s help hunting fugitivesAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is deputizing the public in an effort to track down nearly 45,000 fugitives. Dart’s office unveiled a searchable database Friday that allows...
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Feds indict Aurora doctor for fraudAug 12, 2011 12:00 am - A doctor operating an Aurora medical clinic has been charged with federal tax and health care fraud. Federal prosecutors announced the charges Friday against 65-year-old...
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Naperville director to lead solid waste agencyAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Dave Van Vooren’s breadth of experience was the deciding factor when he was unanimously chosen as the new executive director of the scandal-plagued Solid Waste Agency of...
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You paid $1.7 million for legislators' mileage, daily allowanceAug 10, 2011 5:45 am - Every time a legislator spends the day in Springfield, it costs Illinois taxpayers an extra $111. Every mile those legislators drive to and from the state capital costs ...