Jake Griffin
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Law would force entire DuPage Water Commission to resignMay 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The faces at the DuPage Water Commission dais could look entirely different come next year. If Gov. Pat Quinn signs legislation recently approved in both chambers, the 1...
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Area Boy Scouts celebrate organization's first 100 yearsMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Hitting the century mark hasn't slowed the Boy Scouts of America. As part of the organization's 100th anniversary, roughly 10,000 area Scouts will be treated to a Scout-...
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College of DuPage removes Kent State memorial treesMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Four trees planted 40 years ago at the College of DuPage to honor students killed by National Guard troops at Kent State University in Ohio were recently removed. Colleg...
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Gary Sinise in Warrenville, kicking off effort for troopsMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Gary Sinise likes bringing his Lt. Dan Band to Cantigny every summer for a concert. He especially likes where the money raised by the event goes. He just wishes the impe...
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Cronin rankles mayors with water commission referendum talkMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage County mayors complain that the ink wasn't even dry on the compromise bill to keep the DuPage Water Commission intact before opposition ringleader state Sen. Dan ...
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DuPage truancy program could get axMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Four truancy officers at the DuPage County Regional Office of Education have been told they may not have jobs next year because of potential state funding shortfalls. Th...
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Woodridge man charged with child pornographyMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - A 32-year-old Woodridge man has been charged with possession of child pornography after a 5-month investigation by the Illinois Attorney General's office. Kenneth A. Gar...
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DuPage gypsy moth sprayings to start soonMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Gypsy moth season has arrived and the DuPage Forest Preserve District, Naperville and Itasca all have announced spraying cycles in May. Contractors will be using a biolo...
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Financial experts say DuPage in good shapeMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - DuPage County is positioned well to take advantage of a rebounding economy because of the area's investment in technology industries, according to financial experts spea...
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Special Olympian basks in glow of achievementsMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Perhaps the greatest measure of Joey Wehr's performance in the shot put competition at a recent Special Olympics event in Naperville was the lack of applause he received...