Jake Griffin
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Water commission hero could lose benefitsApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - When Rick Skiba began uncovering a series of accounting errors that caused the DuPage Water Commission to nearly bleed it's $69 million reserve fund dry, he didn't imagi...
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Navistar pulls out all stops for Lisle move proposalApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Navistar officials and the company's supporters certainly got a chance Saturday to have their say. During a marathon meeting of Lisle's planning and zoning commission, N...
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Weeklong effort begins to increase financial literacyApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - More than 60 free seminars are being offered during the next eight days throughout DuPage County in an effort to increase residents' understanding of financial matters. ...
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DuPage Water Commission OKs budget filled with uncertaintyApr 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Spending plans for the DuPage Water Commission's upcoming fiscal year includes $89 million on operations, $10.6 million on bond debt and $10.5 million on construction. H...
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Roosevelt Road patching adds to commuting messApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Motorists hoping Roosevelt Road could provide an alternative to roadwork-ravaged I-355 and the Eisenhower Expressway may have to make other plans. A three-quarter mile s...
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Report: Save $1.5 million with DuPage takeover of water agencyApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - An internal DuPage County report estimates $1.5 million could be saved annually if the county took control of the embattled DuPage Water Commission. The report estimates...
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Exotic animal show at College of DuPageApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - College of DuPage freshman Megan Francia spent part of her day on campus with a monkey on her back - literally. Mindy, a 4-year-old white-headed capuchin monkey, was the...
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Lombard Subway reopens after food poisoning outbreakApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - A Lombard Subway restaurant reopened Wednesday after being closed for more than six weeks following a food poisoning outbreak. Operators of the eatery at 1009 E. Rooseve...
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290 commuters discover road wrath in 2-hour drivesApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Motorists were warned: Come April 1, the Eisenhower Expressway was going to be a traffic nightmare of apocalyptic proportions. But when that day arrived, many found thei...
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Navistar's Lisle property road deal back on trackApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The controversial plan to give away a $1.5 million, 3-acre ring road behind the former Alcatel-Lucent building in Lisle to help lure Navistar's world headquarters to the...