Jake Griffin
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Township leaders' benefitsApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Taxpayers spent more than $1 million last year to cover health care benefits for 77 elected leaders in suburban townships. Those same officials paid nothing for their in...
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Geneva man charged in national fraud schemeApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - A Geneva man has been charged with mail fraud by federal prosecutors for his part in a scheme authorities said bilked more than $5 million from investors. Roderick Riema...
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Elk Grove man charged in embezzlement schemeApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - An Elk Grove Village man has been charged by federal authorities with embezzling $50,000 from an escrow account he oversaw as an administrator at Chicago Title and Trust...
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Des Plaines man pleads guilty in Ponzi schemeMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - A Des Plaines man has admitted his role in what federal prosecutors claim was a Ponzi scheme that bilked 300 people out of a collective $40 million. Amjed Mahmood pleade...
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Radiation spikes detected at O’HareMar 17, 2011 12:00 am - Radiation spikes detected at O’Hare International Airport in the last 24 hours were found on cargo arriving from Japan, according to security officials. The levels were ...
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Federal court orders CN to help pay for suburban underpassesMar 15, 2011 12:00 am - A federal appeals court has ordered Canadian National Railway to pay its share toward the construction of two suburban underpasses along the former Elgin, Joliet & Easte...
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Federal court orders CN to help pay for suburban underpassesMar 14, 2011 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court has ordered Canadian National Railway to pay its share toward the construction of two suburban underpasses along the former Elgin, Joliet & Easte...
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Deal reached on O'Hare expansionMar 14, 2011 12:00 am - $155 million in extra federal funds grease a compromise between Chicago and airlines
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Libertyville native rides out quake in Tokyo poolMar 13, 2011 12:00 am - A Libertyville native who was coaching swimmers at an aquatic center Friday afternoon near Tokyo suddenly found himself in what seemed like a water park. Mat Luebbers to...
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Schaumburg mayoral candidates spar at forumMar 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Folks attending Saturday’s candidate forum in Schaumburg were painted different pictures by the two men seeking the mayor’s post in the April 5 election. Incumbent Al La...