Jake Griffin
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School conference hotels, food, travel cost taxpayers $277,086Feb 13, 2013 4:15 am - Batavia Unit District 101 Superintendent Jack Barshinger wasn't expecting to cover the $1,929.75 tab at Morton's Steakhouse in Chicago for several of the district's boar...
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Area schools spend $574,197 during weekend in cityFeb 06, 2013 4:30 am - It cost suburban taxpayers $574,197.48 to send 735 school board members and district administrators back to the classroom. The price tag for a weekend-long conference la...
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District's tab for weekend in Chicago: $13,756Jan 30, 2013 3:45 am - Fox Lake Dist. 114 trip included limo ride, movies
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Cold may be cause for several suburban deathsJan 22, 2013 12:30 pm - Several suburban deaths, including a man who died in his unheated home, are being investigated to determine if the extreme cold weather is to blame. Investigators at the...
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Cases worked by Schaumburg officers under reviewJan 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Both Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez and Public Defender Abishi Cunningham have ordered reviews of cases involving the three Schaumburg police officers accuse...
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Cook County Board steps into gun frayJan 16, 2013 2:19 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle introduced an ordinance Wednesday that would levy a $1,000 fine on any gun owner who failed to report the theft of his or he...
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What would teacher pension shift do to your taxes?Jan 16, 2013 4:30 am - When and if the Illinois legislature gets the state out of the business of funding teachers' pensions, it's going to be up to suburban and downstate property owners to p...
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Itasca men indicted on federal fraud chargesJan 11, 2013 2:49 pm - Two Itasca men were indicted Friday on federal fraud charges stemming from a billing and kickback scheme that prosecutors say bilked a Chicago-based international law fi...
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Which suburbs levy highest taxes per person?Jan 09, 2013 4:15 am - Barrington Hills collects $1,618; Prospect Heights nets $16 per person
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Why shifting pension costs to schools is so controversialJan 05, 2013 7:00 am - A proposal to hand the state’s future pension costs over to local school districts became such a sticking point that Gov. Pat Quinn and legislative leaders agreed to set...