Jake Griffin
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Part-time county board pensions go big-timeJun 08, 2011 12:00 am - For 16 years, Bob Schroeder was a loud voice of fiscal responsibility on the DuPage County Board. But his mama didn't raise no dummy. While he voted against the legisla...
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Which township road chief makes $45,866 to maintain four miles?Jun 01, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Jedlovec is responsible for maintaining just about the same amount of roadway in DuPage County's Winfield Township as Jerome Hulke takes care of for Plato Township i...
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Government prime user of public access lawMay 25, 2011 12:00 am - When Gary Catalani left his $195,000-a-year Arizona school superintendent's job a few days ago, it probably didn't cause the ruckus it did when he retired from a similar...
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Surviving tornado means making plan, heeding warningsMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Living in the Midwest means living with tornado warnings, if not the occasional twister. Weather and safety experts in the suburbs advise the key to surviving a tornado ...
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Unabomber's parents lived in Lombard at time of Tylenol deathsMay 21, 2011 12:00 am - Convicted “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski's parents were still living in their DuPage County home at the time of the 1982 Tylenol poisonings that killed seven people, includin...
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Rosemont sports show brings stars to fansMay 18, 2011 1:00 am - It’s a reason to dig that hockey puck out of the attic, pull that too-small Cubs jersey out of mothballs or even head over to the parents’ house to look for an old baseb...
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Why are DuPage assessors so well paid?May 18, 2011 12:00 am - Most kids grow up wanting to be firefighters, police officers, doctors or professional athletes. But maybe — just maybe — there are a few tykes out there who want someth...
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Yearlong Cook sheriff’s fraud investigation nets 10May 12, 2011 12:00 am - A yearlong Cook County Sheriff’s Office investigation into fraudulent use of government-issued assistance cards has resulted in 10 arrests. Three of the suspects charged...
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Schaumburg Twp. Elementary District 54 assistant superintendent earns $340,000May 11, 2011 2:00 am - It's the dream of every working stiff to be making more than the boss. For Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 Assistant Superintendent Mohsin Dada, it's a realit...
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Feds charge two men in Palatine-based Ponzi schemeMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - Federal prosecutors have charged two men with fraud following an investigation into the operations of their now-defunct Palatine-based real estate investment company. Th...