Jake Griffin
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Republicans keep Brady as party chair at Tinley Park meetingApr 12, 2013 5:00 pm - Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady survived another call for his job Saturday at a raucous state central committee meeting in Tinley Park. It was the third suc...
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Incumbents leading in Vernon Hills trustee raceApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Voters in Vernon Hills are opting for experience, re-electing three incumbent trustees who already have more than a half century of combined tenure on the village board....
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One incumbent, former trustee take early CLC leadApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Incumbent Barbara Oilschlager and former College of Lake County trustee Philip Carrigan are leading in a five-way race for two 6-year terms on the college board. With al...
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Lake County voters approve electrical aggregationApr 09, 2013 5:40 pm - Lake County voters approved all eight electrical aggregation ballot questions posed to them during Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results show voters in five municipalit...
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Uncontested races likely mean status quo on local taxesApr 03, 2013 5:00 am - A lack of ballot competition in Tuesday's election means many homeowners aren't likely to see much in the way of policy change when it comes to property taxes. While vo...
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Primaries: Low voter turnout, big cost to taxpayersMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - Most suburban taxpayers didn't get to vote in the February primaries, but they all covered the bill for the few who did get to cast a ballot. They paid an estimated $130...
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Buffalo Grove man now faces murder-for-hire chargesMar 22, 2013 11:00 am - A former Chicago police officer — who once served time on Illinois' death row — is now facing murder-for-hire charges following his latest arrest by the FBI in October. ...
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Taxpayers' pension fund contributions up 172% in 10 yearsMar 13, 2013 4:45 am - While local government workers paid 40 percent more toward their pensions in 2011 than they did just 10 years earlier, taxpayer contributions rose 172 percent over the s...
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Former Bear, sheriff’s deputy charged with tax evasionMar 07, 2013 11:39 am - A former Chicago Bear and a Cook County sheriff’s deputy from Elk Grove Village were both charged in separate cases with failing to file federal income tax returns. Fede...
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Pensions top $100,000 for 42% of District 211 retired educatorsMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Taxpayers outside of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 don't pay the salaries for educators working there, but they do have to help cover retirement costs for...