Jake Griffin
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Dungy urges teens at Wheaton Academy to become leadersAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Former NFL coach Tony Dungy has been spending a lot of his time since retiring in 2008 advocating on behalf of a faith-based parenting program. But Thursday morning, whe...
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DuPage Co. proposal: Keep churches out of neighborhoodsAug 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Proposed amendments to DuPage County's zoning laws would prevent churches from opening new facilities in unincorporated residential neighborhoods. The proposed changes c...
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Board member wants $30 million to fight DuPage floodingAug 04, 2010 11:00 pm - If DuPage County is going to start borrowing money, county board member Jim Zay wants flood control to be a priority. Much of the county is still drying out from the rec...
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Paperwork, low resources bog down pool safety fixes in IllinoisAug 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Second of two parts While Illinois health officials scramble to get more than 1,000 public pools throughout the state to comply with federal safety rules, another 250 ar...
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Water commission seats not-so-vacant after allAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - With two DuPage Water Commission seats open and a third looking to be that way with a member moving out of state, it appeared making a quorum was going to be tough for t...
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More than 1,000 public pools fail to comply with safety lawsAug 02, 2010 11:00 pm - First of two parts More than a thousand public pools in Illinois have yet to meet federal safety standards mandated nearly two years ago to prevent people from being tra...
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Wheaton survivor warns more pool drain entrapments could happenAug 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Alex Martinez was 11 when he almost died. He and his little brother were swimming in the pool at a Wheaton health club. The pair had been playing on the water slide whil...
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Wheaton's Danada House gets $1.8 million natural makeoverJul 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It's as if a floral bomb exploded outside the Danada House at the home's namesake forest preserve in Wheaton. After three years of planning and another year of building,...
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Quinn expected to sign DuPage Co. water reform billJul 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Officials within Republican state Sen. Dan Cronin's campaign for DuPage County Board chairman said Gov. Pat Quinn will sign a controversial bill aimed at reforming the c...
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DuPage County cutting lobbyist costsJul 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Facing lagging sales tax revenues, the DuPage County Board is taking a hard look at almost $400,000 in annual lobbyist contracts. The proposed contracts are already $48,...