Jake Griffin
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Near-unanimous Cook County Board approves $2.9 billion budgetNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A near unanimous Cook County Board approved next year’s $2.9 billion budget Friday that could come with hundreds of layoffs to close a $315 million spending gap. Only Co...
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Two DuPage forest preserve administrators out amid accusationsNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Two DuPage County Forest Preserve administrators have been forced out of their jobs and the results of an investigation commissioned by the district into their activitie...
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Palatine Twp. man charged in string of burglariesNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A 41-year-old Palatine Township man has been charged with three counts of residential burglary and police say he may be responsible for a number of other break-ins in th...
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Making it easier to vote makes elections cost moreNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Early voting was touted as a way to make it easier for citizens to cast ballots and lure more voters to the polls. It certainly made it easier, but suburban election off...
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Arlington Heights unveils Memorial Park sculptureNov 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Greg Padovani got his wish almost immediately. The chairman of the Arlington Heights Drive to Revive Memorial Park Committee said during Saturday’s “Eternal Flame” sculp...
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Aurora man gets 40 years for 2009 shooting spreeNov 09, 2011 11:00 pm - A felon who authorities accused of going on a shooting spree throughout Aurora in late 2009 was sentenced Thursday to 40 years in prison on weapons charges. In June, a f...
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Family standing behind Cain’s accuserNov 07, 2011 11:00 pm - Mark Smith found out about his sister-in-law’s accusations against Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain at about the same time as everyone else. “I was driving an...
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Preckwinkle creates task force for unincorporated concernsNov 04, 2011 12:00 am - Residents of unincorporated Cook County may still wind up paying more for police protection, but probably not this year or as much as Preckwinkle originally proposed. Af...
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Des Plaines man charged in child porn bustNov 03, 2011 12:00 am - A 32-year-old Des Plaines man is in federal custody after a raid of his home Tuesday led to him being charged with transporting child pornography. Bobby Cruz faces a max...
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Multiple pensions help maximize short-time judges' benefitsNov 01, 2011 11:00 pm - If Judge Ed Petka had his druthers, he'd still be on the bench in a Will County courtroom. But health problems forced the 68-year-old from Plainfield to give up the gave...